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		<title>ABC’s Not So Easy</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2010/04/10/abc%e2%80%99s-not-so-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alignment]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2010/04/10/mindless-vs-mindful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2010/01/01/we-need-to-see-the-connections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quilt of Humanity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/?p=153</guid>
		<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>Fear: The Root of All Evil – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/12/31/fear-the-root-of-all-evil-%e2%80%93-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/12/31/fear-the-root-of-all-evil-%e2%80%93-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delusions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would happen if we looked past the delusions created by our fear?   Friendships and connection.   An article in the New York Times on December 31, 2009, A Mideast Bond, Stitched of Pain and Healing, demonstrates this.  The article describes the friendships developed between an Israeli boy, injured by a Hamas rocket, and a Palestinian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear is the Root of All Evil-Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/fear-is-the-root-of-all-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/fear-is-the-root-of-all-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fear is the root of evil.   Well, if not evil – the root of a lot of ineffective and non-constructive behavior.
When we are afraid, we find ways, mentally, emotionally, psychologically (and in certain instances even physically) to protect ourselves.  In circumstances in which our survival is at stake, we utilize defense mechanisms that serve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Intention</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/the-power-of-intention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Deb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us don’t realize how powerful our intent is.
I woke up one morning after a late night.  It was a damp, rainy, dark day.  The last thing I wanted to do was get up and run errands.  What I wanted more than anything was a day of rest inside napping.  But, I was completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s What We Don&#8217;t Talk About</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/its-what-we-dont-talk-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/10/05/its-what-we-dont-talk-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and Racism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are socialized not to speak about race.   We are taught that discussions that involve race are taboo.   White people do not talk about race because they are afraid they will say the wrong thing and prove themselves to be racist.  Or, they are afraid that surfacing the fact that they notice race is in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reaching Your Potential: Living and Working Authentically and with Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/reaching-your-potential-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/reaching-your-potential-living-and-working-authentically-and-with-integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change, Transition and Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
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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>Being Vulnerable = Strength and Courage</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/strength-and-courage-vulnerability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/strength-and-courage-vulnerability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rugged Individualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have been taught a dysfunctional view of what it means to be strong and courageous.  We teach our boys that being strong means never crying and never acknowledging their feelings – with the exception of anger, of course.  “Real men” don’t cry or show pain.  They are supposed to appear strong, rather [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is True Courage?</title>
		<link>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/what-is-true-courage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.guidingchange.org/blog/2009/07/14/what-is-true-courage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are different ways of viewing “courage.”  To some, courage is appearing fearless, strong and invincible when faced with conflict.  To me, courage is more about being willing to acknowledge my fears and show my vulnerability.  This is the courage that’s necessary to build connections across conflict and differences.
Sometimes I am able to be courageous [...]]]></description>
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