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		<title>ABC’s Not So Easy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the Jackson Five song that states, “it’s as easy as ABC,” I’m not sure ABC is so easy after all.  One of the ways I analyze individuals, groups and organizations in my change catalyst work is through my ABCD™ Model.   In this Model, A=Alignment and Balance, B= Boundaries and Connections, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindless vs. Mindful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are we so attracted to being mindless?  Today’s technology has made it easier and easier for us to remain completely mindless.   Walking down the street on the way to the subway station.   Why allow my mind to have some quiet time to reflect when I can send an email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Need to See the Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quilt of Humanity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So often, we fail to see the connections in our life.  In some cases, this can be life threatening.  In the New York Times Magazine article, Perplexing Pain, Lisa Sanders writes about a woman who suffered for years from attacks of abdominal pain, rapid heart rate, fever, and a variety of other symptoms.  Despite seeing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching Your Potential: Living and Working Authentically and with Integrity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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Do you feel that you are not reaching your full potential but are not sure what direction to take?
Do you wish you had someone to serve as a sounding board for your thoughts and ideas?
Do you set goals for yourself but find it difficult to follow through?
Do you wish you had someone you trust to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shoe Makers Children Go Without Shoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the clients I work with are from nonprofit organizations – people in some form of helping/service profession.  One of the themes that run through the work I do with individual coaching clients or when working in groups is: helpers give to others without taking adequate care of themselves.
Whether they are executive directors or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is it so Hard to Take a Vacation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the January 2009 meeting of my monthly Executive Director’s Roundtable for Women, we talked about the work-related benefits of taking a vacation.  Most of the participants had just come back from having taken time off work over the holidays.  They came back feeling fresh, focused, and re-energized.   They saw a noticeable difference in their [...]]]></description>
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