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		<title>Purpose in Life &#8211; Are We There Yet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Finding purpose in life is like taking a road trip.  Have you ever taken a long road trip as a child or with young children? The line always comes up after a while on the journey &#8211; Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? It usually comes in multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help for Anxiety – Try this Breathing Meditation Technique</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If anxiety and stress are causing you to be bent out of shape, maybe it’s time you discovered the transforming power of meditation. To meditate simply means to think, to intend or plan. &#160; When we focus our thinking on problems, scarcity, and the anxiety that we feel, our minds are filled with stress. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Prayer for Mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear God, We thank you for the gift of life. We thank you for our own life and for the gift of our children. We thank you for the miracle of birth, whether we carried a child in our wombs or a child was carried to us to call our own. We thank you for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspirational Bible Verses for May</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The following are inspirational Bible verses for you to meditate on during the month of May. &#160; As spring moves into summer, we enjoy more light each day. It&#8217;s hard to see anything in the dark. It&#8217;s hard to know where to walk in the dark. God&#8217;s light lights our path. &#160; &#8220;Every good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Book on Awareness that Can Change Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[know the truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[live your best life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Every now and then a book comes along that changes your life. Awareness, by Anthony DeMello, was that book for me.  In Awareness, he lays out the truth about waking people up to the reality of their greatness. When the awareness light shines on us, we can fully wake up. &#160; Anthony gives us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How are you Living your Life in the Dash?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We all start out with a birthday, have a dash in the middle and finish with an end date. How are you living your life in the dash? &#160; My best friend’s father just passed away after a painful period where Alzheimer’s had taken its final toll. I may have met my friend’s father [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Spiritual Direction and How to Find a Spiritual Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is spiritual direction and what is a spiritual director? I had never heard these terms before until a few years ago. My friend Karen and I share the same philosophy that if we hear about something multiple times in a week, whether it’s a recommended book, movie or advice, that we need to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Bible Verse Summed Up Last Year for You and What Verse Do You Claim for the New Year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspirational Bible Verses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Isaiah 40]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spiritual mentor of mine asked me what Bible verse summed up the year for me. He also asked me what verse I would hold onto for the New Year. I thought that was an interesting question and wanted you to think about what Bible verse comes to mind for you. Immediately, a verse, rather, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God’s Blessing from a Salvation Army Angel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that God speaks to us through messengers, or, as I like to call them, earthly angels. One angel spoke to me last Saturday. She was disguised as a Salvation Army volunteer. For I don’t know how many years, I have taken my mother to doctor appointments, to run errands and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contemplative Practices &#8211; How to Connect to God through Mindless Activities</title>
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		<comments>http://guidedchristianmeditation.com/376/how-to-ideas-and-tips/contemplative-practices-how-to-connect-to-god-through-mindless-activities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie Trottmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our connecting with God and practicing ways to be contemplative aren’t limited to prayer, meditation and writing. While I promote prayer, meditation and journaling as powerful tools, there are many simple ways to feel the love and presence of God every day.  By incorporating mindfulness of the presence of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, or [...]]]></description>
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