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		<title>When You&#8217;re Feeling Small . . .</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/03/when-youre-feeling-small/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;. . . perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is a part of us . . . when I look up . . . I feel big because my atoms came from those stars. There is a level of connectivity. That is really what you want in life, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/03/thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve eluded to in several of my past posts, I have made a commitment to working on myself for an indefinite period of time to deal with many of the “coping skills” I have picked up in my many times around the sun that, rather than helping me cope, have become hindrances. The main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When will I learn to love what I see in my reflection? &#160; When will I gift myself with the ability to reflect upon myself the kindness of those who love me better than I have ever loved myself? &#160; When will I apply my beliefs of what is hot, sexy, beautiful, enough to my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diving Into The Depths</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/02/diving-into-the-depths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m taking a step towards what could be, with bravery and a bit of wisdom. I&#8217;ve chosen to choose the unchosen, irrespective of the fear it incites within my being. &#160; I let go of the comfort of what I&#8217;ve always done, because, in truth, there is no serenity there. &#160; I cringe at the patterns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/02/new-perspectives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=1842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed how you can listen to a song over and over and yet one day you listen to it and it suddenly has a radically different significance to you? This happened to me this morning as I was driving to school. You see, as I mentioned in a previous post, I&#8217;ve made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Thirty</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-thirty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop being ungrateful. No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Nine</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-nine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. Focus on what you do want to happen.  If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Eight</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-eight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop worrying so much. Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.  One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time?  Three years?  Five years?”  If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Seven</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-seven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop trying to be everything to everyone. Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out.  But making one person smile CAN change the world.  Maybe not the whole world, but their world.  So narrow your focus.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Six</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-six/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop blaming others for your troubles. The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life.  When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Five</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-five/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=1813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t. It’s okay to fall apart for a little while.  You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well.  You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Four</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=1811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stop following the path of least resistance. Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.  Don’t take the easy way out.  Do something extraordinary.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Three</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=1809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stop trying to make things perfect. The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-Two</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments. Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things.  The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty-One</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break. The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it.  If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.  Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Twenty</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-twenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway.  Just do what you know in your heart is right.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Nineteen</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-nineteen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop letting others bring you down to their level. Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Eighteen</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2012/01/day-eighteen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop holding grudges. Don’t live your life with hate in your heart.  You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.  Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.”  It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.”  Forgiveness is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Seventeen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nonsequiter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you.  You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough.  But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Sixteen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop being jealous of others. Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.]]></description>
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