<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' gd:etag='W/&quot;DkADRX85fCp7ImA9WhBSFko.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986052670974971851</id><updated>2013-02-23T18:59:34.124-08:00</updated><category term='like'/><category term='friendship'/><category term='anam cara'/><category term='challenge'/><category term='love'/><title>Advocare</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://advocarefamily.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/986052670974971851/posts/default?redirect=false&amp;v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advocarefamily.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05685162394479954752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dccUOAuKexM/TjDB3-huAdI/AAAAAAAABXI/MLsIAPZLGxA/s220/profile.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;D0EMQnk_eip7ImA9WhdSGE0.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986052670974971851.post-6747489936486316242</id><published>2011-07-27T15:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-27T15:28:03.742-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-07-27T15:28:03.742-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='like'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='challenge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friendship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anam cara'/><title>Anam Cara</title><content type='html'>I adore John O'Donoghues "Anam Cara...Wisdom from the Celtic World". What a beautiful belief that it is possible to find the one you could be soul friends with. The one who you connect to on a level you've only ever imagined. The one you find openness and trust with, the one who you feel you belong with. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To allow you to find your anam cara, you have to first have that openness and trust with yourself. Spend time with yourself, and begin to cherish your own company. Once you have a friendship with yourself, you open the door to discover your anam cara. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For the past few months I have been going through massive changes in my life. It has been a challenge, and there were times when I wondered if I would survive. But the times that can make or break you are the times where your true self comes out. I began to enjoy spending time by myself. I got back to doing the things I enjoyed, things that I had put on the back burner because my time/energy/money was needed elsewhere. Lo and behold, I discovered I actually LIKE myself. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then I met somebody. He is everything I ever imagined, and everything that was lacking in my life up 'til this point. Perhaps he may be my anam cara... only time will tell.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://advocarefamily.blogspot.com/feeds/6747489936486316242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://advocarefamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/anam-cara.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/986052670974971851/posts/default/6747489936486316242?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/986052670974971851/posts/default/6747489936486316242?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advocarefamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/anam-cara.html' title='Anam Cara'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05685162394479954752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dccUOAuKexM/TjDB3-huAdI/AAAAAAAABXI/MLsIAPZLGxA/s220/profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>