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			<title>I Know What You're Thinking!</title>
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<p data-start="2041" data-end="2255">We often believe we know what others are thinking — and react to our assumptions as if they were facts. But most conflicts begin in our imagination. What if the real issue isn’t what they think… but what we assume?</p>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Please Start Talking to Yourself: The Sane Choice in an Unbalanced World</title>
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<p data-start="969" data-end="1202">Talking to yourself has been labeled crazy, yet it may be the most sane and powerful tool for inner peace and clarity. Discover why reconnecting with your inner voice is essential for making authentic, life-affirming choices in a noisy world.</p>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Recovering From Low Self-Esteem</title>
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<p>Low self-esteem can deeply affect individuals from all walks of life, distorting their self-perception and hindering personal growth. This article explores the roots of low self-esteem, how it manifests in various life situations, and the steps individuals can take to reclaim their self-worth and confidence.</p>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Importance of Embracing Solitude for Well-Being</title>
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<p>Solitude is a vital practice for self-nurturing that helps individuals recharge and foster creativity. By spending intentional time alone, free from distractions, one can reflect, heal, and cultivate a sense of peace. Embracing solitude can lead to improved relationships, clearer thinking, and a stronger connection with oneself.</p>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Creating a Personal Rule Book for Life</title>
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<p>Living by others' expectations can lead to dissatisfaction and missed opportunities. This article explores how to break free from external influences by creating a personal rule book. It emphasizes the importance of trusting oneself and surrounding oneself with supportive people, ultimately guiding readers toward a more authentic and fulfilling life.</p>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Rediscovering Innocence in a Competitive World</title>
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<p>Innocence is a state of self-love and acceptance that emerges when we release our fears and social conditioning. By understanding and overcoming various forms of projection, individuals can reclaim their authentic selves and foster genuine connections, prioritizing joy and relationships over societal pressures and achievements.</p>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Secret Power of Need: Yes, We Need Each Other</title>
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<p>Our survival as a species depends on our interdependence. We can only survive through love and cooperation ... and acceptance of our need for one another as well as our need to give to one another.</p>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Getting to Know Your Authentic Self</title>
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<p>Each day we go out into the world and present who we are to others. But sometimes, unbeknownst to us, we present who we think we&nbsp;<em>should be</em>, or&nbsp;<em>need to be</em>. We may put on a false persona as a way to get the love and acknowledgment we deeply crave.&nbsp;</p>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Unraveling the Ties That Bind Us: Healing Our Core Wound</title>
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<p>When we fall into a hole of our own making, it is probably a situation we’ve experienced before. There may be different actors and a different setting, but the essence of the problem is the same.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Being Authentically Yourself -- Out Loud</title>
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<p>When you practice rigorous honesty with yourself and get comfortable saying your thoughts out loud, you will no longer hold back on authentically communicating with everyone in your life.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 02:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Horrors and Gifts of Growing Older</title>
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<p>I’m beginning to notice a few unexpected benefits from looking my age.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Me Me Me vs Taking Care of Oneself</title>
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<p>I heard an interesting theory about egoism a while back... <em>"Egoism is the root of all conflict in the world."</em> Intuitively that makes perfect sense.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Learning Self-Care—Saying No and Using Love as the Ultimate Healing Tool</title>
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<p>"Your relationship with your body is one of the most important relationships you’ll ever have. And since repairs are expensive and spare parts are hard to come by, it pays to make that relationship good. "</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Path of Self Love Is Not for the Faint of Heart</title>
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<p>Truth be told, the path of Self Love is not for the faint of heart. There's no destination or end to it.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Freeing Ourselves by Telling the Truth</title>
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<p>It's hard to make any real progress on the journey of self-discovery, self-realization, self-empowerment and healing without telling the truth. We have to tell the truth to get the energy moving. We have to tell the truth for change to happen in our lives.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Loving Relationships and a Peaceful Soul</title>
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<p>All of us, even animals, need to love and be loved. We need it for basic survival, we need it for growth, both physical and emotional, and we need it for happiness.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Loving Relationships and a Peaceful Soul (Video)</title>
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<p>All of us, even animals, need to love and be loved. We need it for basic survival, we need it for growth, both physical and emotional, and we need it for happiness.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Pleasure: The Medicine of Sensing and Being Here Now</title>
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<p>Ancient Vedic texts describe the universe and everything in it, including us, as being made of bliss. Bliss is our underlying nature, discoverable through a focus on this moment of experience.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Pleasure: The Medicine of Sensing and Being Here Now (Video)</title>
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<p>Ancient Vedic texts describe the universe and everything in it, including us, as being made of bliss. Bliss is our underlying nature, discoverable through a focus on this moment of experience.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Is There Such A Thing As Good Selfishness?</title>
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<p>I have been rethinking selfishness, the ego, and self-centeredness. In some schools of thought these are dirty words, nasty attributes to be subdued, transmuted, and overcome. But maybe they're not so bad. Maybe it's all how you look at them. Baseball star Reggie Jackson said, "The only thing I don't...</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Healing Otherness: Your Changes, Reflected in Community</title>
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<p>Seeking out a community of healing, being exploited in it, perhaps assuming the shame and responsibility for what went wrong, and then isolating back into our struggle, can become a cycle. This happens in many ways as we choose bold and radical new lives for ourselves.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Healing Otherness: Your Changes, Reflected in Community (Video)</title>
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<p>Seeking out a community of healing, being exploited in it, perhaps assuming the shame and responsibility for what went wrong, and then isolating back into our struggle, can become a cycle...</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Are Emotions Bad or Are They A Gateway to the Soul?</title>
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<p>We often have the misconception that our emotions interfere with our experience of ultimate peace: that they are the storm that distracts us from spacious calm. There are so many false notions about emotions. We usually learn at an early age that there are "good"...</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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