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		<title>Poem for life on earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few weeks have certainly been quite a ride for humanity with the 9.0 earthquake in Japan, and subsequent tsumanis and fears of nuclear radiation.  I invite you to give yourself a deep breath in this moment, feeling your body and connecting to the source of all life. When the world events began to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The courage to hug a stranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was driving around town running errands a few weeks ago, I saw a young man walking around with a piece of a cardboard box.  I could tell something was written on it in bold black marker.  My guess was that this teenager was in desperate need of some cash.  The light turned green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism as a radical act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine deciding to live without creating any environmental impact for a year: no trash, no carbon emissions via car or bus, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no plastics, no air conditioning, no TV, no flush toilets.  This is what &#8220;No Impact Man&#8221; Colin Beavan, his wife, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An optimistic funeral?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure if you&#8217;ve ever noticed, but the word &#8220;fun&#8221; just so happens to be in funeral. How on earth did that happen? An oversight or intentional? Is there such a thing as an optimistic funeral? From my experience, I&#8217;d have to say YES. In early March, while I was in Vermont, my Grandpa Eddie [...]]]></description>
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