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		<title>Self-acceptance and unconditional love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its Life Well Lived series, BlogHer asks: How do you practice self-acceptance and find unconditional love for yourself? How does practicing love first help you attract more love and happiness in your life? I was very other-oriented in my teens and 20s. I sought the approval of my parents, professors, bosses, friends, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday: Infrared</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-portrait with a heat-sensing camera last week at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.]]></description>
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		<title>Because I just got taller</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a biennial physical this week. Everything was great and one vital statistic was better than great: I am a half-inch taller than I used to be. I attribute it to yoga. A steady yoga practice can put space into one&#8217;s spine to counter the compression that comes over time. I began practicing yoga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Moment Monday: Retreat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a year-long course I&#8217;m immersed in, I had the pleasure of spending a weekend with a group of authentic and supportive women (12 of us plus a teacher) at a dude ranch called Peaceful Valley. We drove up between snowfalls and, because of the time of year, ended up being the only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Adoption Examiner Book Tour: Found, a memoir</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today kicks off the latest Open Adoption Examiner Book Tour. With this third outing of the OAExaminer Book Club we are discussing Found: a Memoir, by Jennifer Lauck. Adoption plays a major role in Jennifer Lauck&#8217;s memoir, but the book has appeal beyond those who are connected to adoption. You do not have to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday: Are you smarter than a third grader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dare you to try&#8230; Granted, it was for extra credit. Took me 15 minutes and 9th grade algebra to get the answers. I mean, help Reed find the answers. Seriously &#8212; Grade 3!? I&#8217;ve got a $5 Starbucks card to the first person with correct answers. Show your work!]]></description>
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		<title>VIPs: Very Important Posts #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a collection of posts from the past month that have made me think long after I read them.  You may already be acquainted with these writers; whether you are or not, I encourage you to click over to see if these posts are meaningful to you, too. It Is What It Is makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you plan to create happiness in 2012?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the question BlogHer asks this week on Life Well Lived. Dr Aymee Coget (billed on her website as a Sustainable Happiness Expert) introduces her concept of a Happiness Seatbelt. Good stuff &#8212; click over to read. She includes two ideas that I also espouse: choosing happiness and being mindful. I offered my answer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday: Sistrasanas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[sisters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half Moon pose (Ardha Chandrasana) Sun Warrior pose (Reverse Virabhadrasana) Sheri and I getting our yoga on.]]></description>
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		<title>Peace in harmony</title>
		<link>http://writemindopenheart.com/2011/12/peace-in-harmony.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lavender Luz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vlog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a tradition. For the third end-of-year in a row, I offer you this short musical vlog. To: You From: My sisters and I (we of the very expressive eyebrows) RE: Latin lesson:  Dona Nobis Pacem. Tami, Lori, Sheri May you be granted peace and may you, in turn, grant it to others.]]></description>
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