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	<title><![CDATA[Melissa's Giving Thanks and Positivity Blog]]></title>
	<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[There is such negativity in the world, from political issues to the current economic downturn.&nbsp; Rather then whining about all the negativity, I would much rather focus on the positive as a means to attract more positive things in my life!"Gratitude is a powerful process for shifting your energy and bringing more of what you want to enter your life.&nbsp; Be grateful for what you already have, and you will attract more good things" - from the book, "The Secret", by: Rhonda ByrneThis started out as a class assignment for SOSC4304 about writing blogs and user-produced content but I have chosen to continue writing in this blog even long after graduation]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Lies Ahead]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/36122/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I find that when planning for future events, I can easily get excited! Like today for instance. As a work assignment I had to look up new years eve events to write about in our...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:18:46  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enjoying The Simple Pleasures]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/36021/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every moment counts. From beginning to end; when something happens in your life that makes you feel good, always count that treasure in your life and hang on to it.Today I hung...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:54:24  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Gets You Going?]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/35843/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You're having a bad day; everything from the boss yelling at you to the bus coming late, today is just not your day.&nbsp; Until you flip on the radio, your favorite song comes...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:41:31  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Just When I Thought....]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/35649/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever have this happen to you: when you think something's not working out and you're ready to give up... then suddenly to your surprise, something occurs to make you realize that...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:29  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stage 5 After Suffering A Loss: "Acceptance"]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/35525/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm sure you all want an update on how I am doing since my job after 4 and-a-half years, along with several co-employees, has been terminated  due to the economic...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:20:18  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time To Let Go...]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/35350/</link>
		<description><![CDATA["Move on," "let go," "set it free."&nbsp; "If it was meant to be it will return."&nbsp; We've all heard these sayings but are we able to actually consider that when something...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:49:48  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Day of Love]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/33831/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I'd all share with you that my 48-year-old aunt exchanged vows with her boyfriend of 4 years yesterday.&nbsp; This got me thinking about another blog idea: the notion...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:16:48  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[It's a mindset thing]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/33547/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the world's greatest concepts started from this.&nbsp; Ideas, revelations and even interpretations all come from one simple thing: that domed part in your head, the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:32:07  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Just Do It...!]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/33408/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yeah right, Nike... your slogan is getting old.There, I said it.&nbsp; The slogan is getting old.&nbsp; Maybe not to Nike, but the concept of the slogan.&nbsp; Yesterday I spoke...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:16:52  0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[And here goes another]]></title>
		<link>http://melissa2008.bravejournal.com/entry/33321/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I suppose I wasn't done with blogging just yet tonight!&nbsp; I have elaboration on the last post! Yep!Recently, I went with Michela to see the movie Julie and Julia.&nbsp;...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:12:43  0000</pubDate>
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