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Ok, I lied about the giraffes.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://writingsofmel.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://writingsofmel.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14128507/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Melody</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12861912563644149568</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="31" height="32" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NZXU8xGR-kA/TwFCOZSSCmI/AAAAAAAABGA/JqiSACrqGtE/s220/phanfreshspring.JPG" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>98</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/Lvqvd" /><feedburner:info uri="blogspot/lvqvd" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUEFRnc4eSp7ImA9WhRVFkQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14128507.post-1241215761917269685</id><published>2012-01-15T16:59:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T17:00:17.931+11:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-16T17:00:17.931+11:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="People" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Signs of the Times" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="God" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Magazine" /><title>Genelle Guzman-McMillan: The Last Survivor</title><content type="html">&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/genelle-guzman-mcmillan"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="237" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rew1FJArJ8k/TxO8VevSelI/AAAAAAAABJU/NIc90Nmf47Y/s320/Genelle+Guzman+McMillan.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/genelle-guzman-mcmillan"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, January-February 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.box.com/s/2ackd9jfig8b1rhi0xbu"&gt;pdf available&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-1241215761917269685?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tZ6NUTo265c/TwaEFSUs-FI/AAAAAAAABIk/2JXeoSG07gE/s1600/TheAlchemist.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tZ6NUTo265c/TwaEFSUs-FI/AAAAAAAABIk/2JXeoSG07gE/s320/TheAlchemist.jpg" width="212" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
It's
 no wonder this book is an international bestseller. The little nuggets 
of wisdom, the amazing insights into life and the simplicity of style 
makes this book such a joy to read.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I know I've been rather late getting on to the bandwagon and in 
all honestly, I wouldn't even have read this book if I hadn't found it 
amongst D's pile of things.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The introduction of the book 
had my absorbed. This talk of fufilling one's Personal Legend intrigued 
me and spoke to something in my heart. I wanted to know more, because I 
could relate.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Too often, we lose our dreams, our deepest passions to a number 
of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, when at the core of it, we're 
simply afraid. Afraid of chasing our dreams. Afraid of the difficulties 
we may face. And sometimes, even afraid of achieving those dreams. We 
look around us and there are people everywhere who never get to achieve 
their dreams, so why should we?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Reading &lt;i&gt;The Alchemist&lt;/i&gt; was an absolute pleasure. I felt 
like I needed a highlighter or a notepad and pen to jot down the 
thought-provoking and insightful quotes I come across. Quotes to inspire
 us. Quotes to spur us. Quotes to encourage us to go on. To go on 
searching for what makes us truly come alive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It has all the elements of what life would be, if only we can 
overcome our fear and trust in God/fate/Soul of the World, or whoever we
 believe guides our lives. Because when we do so, "the universe 
conspires to help us achieve [our dreams]".&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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The only regret I have? Not picking this book up earlier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-6120458512502518007?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/3okfuxpfc13oir972kq0"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, November 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://mobro.co/DanielBell"&gt;Help fight depression! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/josh-cunningham"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, August 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/k14pp003r0fb1jfi8akj"&gt;pdf available&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-7731419667353988951?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Article &lt;a href="http://melodytan.blogspot.com/2011/06/paradise-no-more.html"&gt;written&lt;/a&gt; as part of a subject for my Master of Publishing course.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/jessica-rowe"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, May 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/gstkza2d6u"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt; in Adventist Book Centre catalogue, 2 April 2011.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-860708450976539117?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/ctb36uqja2"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Record, 2 April 2011.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-4708902800731729481?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/s0ymhbgkva"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, March 2011.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-4240968901346759552?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2010/november/article1.shtm"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, November 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2010/october/article4.shtm"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, October 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.box.net/shared/qdxz27nj9z"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt; in Signs of the Times, August 2010 (under a pseudonym).&lt;br /&gt;
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Article first written &lt;a href="http://melodytan.blogspot.com/2009/09/excellence-in-mediocrity.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14128507-9207041771398806920?l=writingsofmel.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2010/august/article1.shtm"&gt;Published&lt;/a&gt;  in Signs of the Times, August 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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