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    <title>My life lessons learned</title>
    
    
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    <updated>2010-01-28T22:16:30-05:00</updated>
    <subtitle>The experiences, goals, dreams, failures and travels of a black female from DC</subtitle>
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        <title>Life is Simple, People are Complicated</title>
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        <published>2010-01-28T22:16:30-05:00</published>
        <updated>2010-09-11T00:24:08-04:00</updated>
        
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            <name>Penny girl</name>
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    <content type="html">The older I get, the more confused, burdensome and difficult things become. I remember life being so simple as a kid. My big worry as a kid was hoping to get home in time to watch the beginning of...&lt;br/&gt;
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        <title>Changing a bad kid to a good one</title>
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        <published>2010-01-27T23:17:44-05:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-27T23:17:44-05:00</updated>
        
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            <name>Penny girl</name>
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    <content type="html">I've been around many kids for many years. I've heard it said many times before, this kid is a bad kid. I've been around many of these kids whether I myself was a teenager or an adult. I always...&lt;br/&gt;
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        <title>SWAP PARTY</title>
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        <published>2010-01-27T20:45:32-05:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-27T20:45:32-05:00</updated>
        
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            <name>Penny girl</name>
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    <content type="html">I hosted a swap party a few times before. A Swap party or Barter party is where a group of people getting together to swap, barter, exchange or just give away your personal items with other people...&lt;br/&gt;
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        <title>Inspire me with your words - part 2</title>
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        <published>2010-01-27T20:08:21-05:00</published>
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    <content type="html">Someone sent me a link to "The Secret". In the few minutes that I saw, I heard 2 great sayings from 2 different motivational speakers that will stick with me for life. "I am the best example of how...&lt;br/&gt;
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        <title>Inspire me with your words</title>
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        <published>2008-12-22T22:56:31-05:00</published>
        <updated>2010-09-09T00:18:17-04:00</updated>
        
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            <name>Penny girl</name>
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    <content type="html">While complaining about how life isn't fair, a stranger told me: If you lay down, someone will always walk over you. If you stand up, someone will always stand behind you waiting their turn.&lt;br/&gt;
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        <title>How do I find motivation?</title>
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        <published>2008-12-12T23:28:29-05:00</published>
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            <name>Penny girl</name>
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    <content type="html">Many people have the same question about motivation. How do I get some? I have goals and tasks I would like to get accomplished, but why can't I seem to get in the mood to do them? I want to clean my...&lt;br/&gt;
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