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		<title>Counter Holiday Blues, 6 Activities to Connect With Others</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/12/counter-holiday-blues-6-activities-to-connect-with-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspirational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[connect with others at holiday time]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your family doesn&#8217;t live near you for you to visit this holiday, or friends are all away seeing their family, you still want to experience the spirit of the holiday season &#8211; and that means connection with others.  Here&#8217;s 6 ideas how: 1. Start with any friends who live locally and see if they&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving and Family Acceptance-4 Tips to Keep Harmony</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/11/thanksgiving-and-family-acceptance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having family members over this Thanksgiving?  Going to see family?  During visits there can be sticky periods of communication &#8211; yes, even with those you love on this special holiday.  There are a few things that make this go better than not.  Here&#8217;s what I plan to remember that may help you: 1.  It&#8217;s not about you.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timing Projects, 3 Tips to Deal With Delays</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/11/timing-projects-3-tips-to-deal-with-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/11/timing-projects-3-tips-to-deal-with-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing with difficult people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[problem-solving strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite your best intentions, there are times when things others handle on your behalf take longer than you are told they will take originally, than you expect is reasonable, or because mistakes were made that have to be corrected. Here&#8217;s a few solutions for dealing with these frustrating times that I&#8217;ve found works: 1.  Always give others a longer time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freaky Fiends and How to Protect Yourself</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/10/freaky-fiends-and-how-to-protect-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal and Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effective communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips for effective communication]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not just Halloween that can bring out the goulish nature of folks.  You probably don&#8217;t often run into true diabolical, wicked or evil people, but you may run into difficult or cruel people at times.  How do you handle those who you need to interface with for personal or business reasons who behave this way? 1.  Don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Work and Learn Together and Support Their Community</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/10/women-work-and-learn-together-and-support-their-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspirational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women and their community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women learn new work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women supporting each other]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Video from KarmaTube, 4:51 minutes.  Courtesy and in appreciation of You Tube.  Women in Nepal apply the Heifer.org approach to community interaction, knowledge and training and sustainability to end hunger and poverty in Nepal.  These women share their experiences as they now have an &#8221;us&#8221; and &#8220;ours&#8221; mentality, spurring them to &#8220;pass on the gift&#8221; with joy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tula &#8211; our female Coton de Tulear &#8211; brings balance</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/08/tula-our-female-coton-de-tulear-brings-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal and Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We welcome home our new pup. Here is our &#8220;Tula&#8221; (balance in Sanskrit). Related Posts:Unpredictable Scenarios and How Best to Handle ThemStretching the HolidaysAsk For and Receive AnswersGetting Work Over the Holidays-Referral SourcesAre You a Scaredy Cat? Form a Healthier Way of Being.]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Afford to Be Generous?</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/08/can-you-afford-to-be-generous/</link>
		<comments>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/08/can-you-afford-to-be-generous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspirational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being generous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindness acts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving acts of kindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supporting others]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I often have a lot going on, as I&#8217;m sure you do.  It&#8217;s not easy to get away and do something for someone else, take time away from my projects, my work or even my downtime.  But I can&#8217;t afford not to be generous with others.  It&#8217;s empowering for those I&#8217;m assisting and it&#8217;s important to periodically take the focus off my own achievement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Had A Dream &#8211; Freedom With Communicating Troubles</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/07/i-had-a-dream-freedom-with-communicating-troubles/</link>
		<comments>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/07/i-had-a-dream-freedom-with-communicating-troubles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Well-Being/Health/Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolving problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips for effective communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I had a rich conversation with my husband.  We discussed things we want to change with ourselves and how we want to communicate more effectively with each other.  (We also talked about how extraordinary it is that we were talking about it at all and how awesome our marriage is).  Afterwards I felt satisfied, as if we&#8217;d reached another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feedback is a Gift &#8211; 5 Reasons This May Not Have Occurred To You</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/07/feedback-is-a-gift-5-reasons-this-may-not-have-occurred-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/07/feedback-is-a-gift-5-reasons-this-may-not-have-occurred-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handling feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening actively]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal and Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive criticism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creatingatwill.com/blog/?p=9279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not always easy to experience feedback as positive, especially when it&#8217;s all too accurate about the things we need to change about ourselves.  There are past times I&#8217;ve felt I was being interrogated and unfairly judged, but I&#8217;ve learned to approach business and personal feedback times with a more constructive outlook.  This openness to learning greatly helps to make my relationships with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tiger by the Tail or Being Swung by Your Own</title>
		<link>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/06/a-tiger-by-the-tail-or-being-swung-by-your-own/</link>
		<comments>http://creatingatwill.com/blog/2011/06/a-tiger-by-the-tail-or-being-swung-by-your-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal and Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Beliefs and Behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenging situations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult working relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I dreamt a tiger attacked me and two other women after our successful achievement.  Crowds waited to cheer us on, yet we were being taken to a hospital.  My associates were carried on stretchers and I walked into the ambulance.  It was then I noticed I had just a few marks on my leg and didn&#8217;t feel very hurt.  I [...]]]></description>
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