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		<title>By: Peggy Nolan</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1158</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy Nolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Megan!

Be careful what I wish for, right?  :-)  Seriously, this isn&#039;t the first time the Universe has delivered something so soon after I&#039;ve written it down with *clarity!*  

I&#039;m eager, I&#039;m willing, I&#039;ve found my purposeful and meaningful work.  I LOVE teaching life lessons through yoga and martial arts.  I love growing, collaborating, being creative, and putting the possible out there for everyone to see that yes, you, too can manifest your destiny!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Megan!</p>
<p>Be careful what I wish for, right?  <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />   Seriously, this isn&#8217;t the first time the Universe has delivered something so soon after I&#8217;ve written it down with *clarity!*  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m eager, I&#8217;m willing, I&#8217;ve found my purposeful and meaningful work.  I LOVE teaching life lessons through yoga and martial arts.  I love growing, collaborating, being creative, and putting the possible out there for everyone to see that yes, you, too can manifest your destiny!</p>
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		<title>By: Peggy Nolan</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1157</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy Nolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Roberta!

Congratulations on seeing your job loss as an opportunity!  I remember the first time I ever got laid off...it was a horrible time, but I realized there were more important things than who I worked for...and thus began my quest for meaningful, purposeful work!

Thanks for stopping by today - I look forward to getting to know you and reading your blog!

Peggy]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Roberta!</p>
<p>Congratulations on seeing your job loss as an opportunity!  I remember the first time I ever got laid off&#8230;it was a horrible time, but I realized there were more important things than who I worked for&#8230;and thus began my quest for meaningful, purposeful work!</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by today &#8211; I look forward to getting to know you and reading your blog!</p>
<p>Peggy</p>
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		<title>By: Peggy Nolan</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1156</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy Nolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Carolyn!

One thing that I&#039;m learning about being afraid of the next step is that the fear brings us to courage.  

Another thing I&#039;m slowly coming to realize is that we have a hard time letting go of things that aren&#039;t ours or have already left.  Is the job really yours?  Or is a position that belongs to the company and you just happend to fill it right now?  

What would happen if you all of a sudden lost it?  

I do hear you on the &quot;I can&#039;t do it all&quot;  - things have a time and a place.  Maybe it&#039;s simply &quot;not right now.&quot;  

Or maybe it&#039;s about cleaning out the clutter so that you can make the time for both your blog and  your idea.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Carolyn!</p>
<p>One thing that I&#8217;m learning about being afraid of the next step is that the fear brings us to courage.  </p>
<p>Another thing I&#8217;m slowly coming to realize is that we have a hard time letting go of things that aren&#8217;t ours or have already left.  Is the job really yours?  Or is a position that belongs to the company and you just happend to fill it right now?  </p>
<p>What would happen if you all of a sudden lost it?  </p>
<p>I do hear you on the &#8220;I can&#8217;t do it all&#8221;  &#8211; things have a time and a place.  Maybe it&#8217;s simply &#8220;not right now.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Or maybe it&#8217;s about cleaning out the clutter so that you can make the time for both your blog and  your idea.</p>
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		<title>By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1154</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, Peggy! That&#039;s so fantastic! I love how you stated what you wanted, and then BOOM! It showed up. Wow! You&#039;re an awesome manifester, and what&#039;s more that timetable seems pretty darn good, from the looks of it. Holy cats!

I think the energy of the Universe right now is asking those of us with a light to share to SHARE THAT LIGHT. Take a leap, follow our inner calling, and let the Universe take care of us in ways that our conscious minds can&#039;t always fathom. The train is leaving the station on this --- now is the time. I give you so much credit for living your life the way you do. You&#039;re awesome, and inspire, and now you&#039;ll be teaching people a beautiful art. 
Go for it!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations, Peggy! That&#8217;s so fantastic! I love how you stated what you wanted, and then BOOM! It showed up. Wow! You&#8217;re an awesome manifester, and what&#8217;s more that timetable seems pretty darn good, from the looks of it. Holy cats!</p>
<p>I think the energy of the Universe right now is asking those of us with a light to share to SHARE THAT LIGHT. Take a leap, follow our inner calling, and let the Universe take care of us in ways that our conscious minds can&#8217;t always fathom. The train is leaving the station on this &#8212; now is the time. I give you so much credit for living your life the way you do. You&#8217;re awesome, and inspire, and now you&#8217;ll be teaching people a beautiful art.<br />
Go for it!</p>
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		<title>By: Roberta</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1151</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi There

Loved your post on writing and how the universe has set you in line to enter a new phase. I have been keeping a journal for 35 yrs now, making excuses on why I haven&#039;t put it on paper.
Exactly one year ago Oct 30 , I lost my job. Thought this was the end of my world. I soon realized having time to myself that it is a blessing in disguise, I have set up my blog and lost some weight. Have also put some ideas and set up a corner for writing in my home. I would have never guessed if you asked me last year if this was where I would be I would have laughed. Actually cry, that is what I did for weeks near months..lied in bed as the victim!
Thanks so much for your touching post. Cheers]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi There</p>
<p>Loved your post on writing and how the universe has set you in line to enter a new phase. I have been keeping a journal for 35 yrs now, making excuses on why I haven&#8217;t put it on paper.<br />
Exactly one year ago Oct 30 , I lost my job. Thought this was the end of my world. I soon realized having time to myself that it is a blessing in disguise, I have set up my blog and lost some weight. Have also put some ideas and set up a corner for writing in my home. I would have never guessed if you asked me last year if this was where I would be I would have laughed. Actually cry, that is what I did for weeks near months..lied in bed as the victim!<br />
Thanks so much for your touching post. Cheers</p>
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		<title>By: Carolyn</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1150</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m feeling you here.  I think I mentioned in a comment before here that I have a business venture in mind I would *love* to try.  But I&#039;m scared.  I&#039;m not the primary breadwinner of our household, but I have a good job and I enjoy it and don&#039;t want to give it up.  I also have two children who are my first priorities.  

I can&#039;t do it all.  There&#039;s just not enough hours.  So it comes down to drop the blog or drop the idea.  

So far, I&#039;ve been blogging.  We&#039;ll see what happens next.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m feeling you here.  I think I mentioned in a comment before here that I have a business venture in mind I would *love* to try.  But I&#8217;m scared.  I&#8217;m not the primary breadwinner of our household, but I have a good job and I enjoy it and don&#8217;t want to give it up.  I also have two children who are my first priorities.  </p>
<p>I can&#8217;t do it all.  There&#8217;s just not enough hours.  So it comes down to drop the blog or drop the idea.  </p>
<p>So far, I&#8217;ve been blogging.  We&#8217;ll see what happens next.</p>
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		<title>By: Peggy Nolan</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1148</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy Nolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ang - I&#039;ll go look for you!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ang &#8211; I&#8217;ll go look for you!!</p>
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		<title>By: Angelia</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1145</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey you too, and DJ Kirby too,I signed up! My daughter is going to sign up too. I have no idea how it all works. I did join the DFW network. Help! I&#039;m angeliasims]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey you too, and DJ Kirby too,I signed up! My daughter is going to sign up too. I have no idea how it all works. I did join the DFW network. Help! I&#8217;m angeliasims</p>
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		<title>By: Peggy Nolan</title>
		<link>http://serendipitysmiles.com/2009/10/26/whats-your-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-1144</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy Nolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DO IT!  We can be writing buddies!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DO IT!  We can be writing buddies!</p>
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		<title>By: Jessica</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UGH. I&#039;m so going to have to do this whole NaNoWriMo...I already feel the pressure...

I know you can do it. You&#039;re one of THE MOST self-motivated people I&#039;ve ever met...and that&#039;s saying something. :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UGH. I&#8217;m so going to have to do this whole NaNoWriMo&#8230;I already feel the pressure&#8230;</p>
<p>I know you can do it. You&#8217;re one of THE MOST self-motivated people I&#8217;ve ever met&#8230;and that&#8217;s saying something. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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