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					  <title><![CDATA[The Joy of Grafting]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Firstly, I&#8217;d like to make clear that I&#8217;m not talking about &#8216;grafting&#8217; as in &#8216;extortion&#8217;, but as in satisfying, productive, physical work. In our industrial growth society, I mourn the decrease in this activity with the advances in technology and automation. But it&#8217;s not just these mechanical innovations that have caused us to reduce how much of each day we spend on manual labour. If we valued this practice, then surely we would&#8217;ve made sure that it remained a sacred part of our everyday lives.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:46:12 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Good News about &#039;Living Within Our Means&#039;]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[We know that happiness is not linearly related to material wealth. Above a certain level, the point where we personally feel we have &#8216;enough&#8217;, an increase in material wealth does not bring us more happiness. The pivotal point is this place where we have &#8216;enough&#8217;, whatever that might mean for each of us personally. Beyond that, joie de vivre seems to come about more readily from focusing our efforts more on the non-material aspects of our lives, for example our mental, emotional spiritual and physical wellbeing.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:58:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Why We Need Reminding: The Call to Recommit]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/926/1/Why-We-Need-Reminding-The-Call-to-Recommit/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Whenever we notice a specialist day or week that inspires us, we can use that as a wake up call &#8211; an opportunity to re- engage and re-commit with what makes us come alive. As I understand it, waking up is the process of unearthing our authenticity and uniqueness, of re-connecting to our truth about who we are and how we prefer to live and work. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:22:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How Do You Spot an Ethical, Sustainable Business?]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/873/1/How-Do-You-Spot-an-Ethical-Sustainable-Business/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[This article was sparked by a letter I received recently from an energy company. They are attempting to get planning permission for a new nuclear power plant. They are also planning to build a wind farm. Having identified me as the sort of person who supports wind farms, this energy company (let&#8217;s call them EC), wrote to me asking for my support for their venture to build one. This communication from EC seemed to me to be a call to examine my values and my beliefs about where to put my personal energy and my commitment. <br/><br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:13:38 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How to Cope With Reduced Working Hours and Avoid the Pitfalls]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[One of the most enjoyable and eagerly anticipated aspects of downshifting is the opportunity to spend less time earning a living (especially when it&#8217;s wearing us down) and more time on other aspects of our lives that we find more meaningful and less stressful. When we&#8217;re forcibly downshifted, through having our working hours cut for example, the resulting change in lifestyle and standard of living might not be welcomed quite so readily. How can we handle these changes in a life serving way? What are the pitfalls and how do we avoid them? <br/><br/><br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:54:39 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[10 Benefits of Creating Space]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/783/1/10-Benefits-of-Creating-Space/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Whether we&#8217;re at home or at work, creating space in our physical, mental or spiritual environments can lead to enormous benefits. Because of the nature of space clearing (we don&#8217;t remember exactly what&#8217;s there until we start moving things around!) the particular ways in which the benefits manifest are often surprising and unpredictable. So the sense of this process, in my experience, tends to be one of adventure and discovery. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:09:11 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Saying Thankyou]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/748/1/Saying-Thankyou/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[I've heard several people lately, coaching clients, colleagues and others, express their disappointment when others do not thank them for work they&#8217;ve done or for kindnesses they&#8217;ve offered. It&#8217;s reminded me that I feel this too from time to time. Disappointment, in my view, can be a clue to us that our expectations have not been met. So an insightful question to ask ourselves when someone doesn&#8217;t say thankyou is: <em>&#8220;What was I expecting?&#8221;</em> and maybe also: <em>&#8220;How were they to know?&#8221;. <br/></em>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:16:48 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[10 Key Downshifting Questions]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[By asking ourselves some important questions and reflecting on our answers, we can focus our thinking and our actions. Then downshifting becomes an easier process as we begin to believe that the obstacles in our way are surmountable and to recognise the opportunities that can serve us. <br/><br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:38:41 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Instead of Competition]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[With sustainable business we can do things differently. We can give ourselves permission to re-write the rules on competition and to realign ourselves with the three Ps &#8211; people, planet, profit. <br/><br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:12:54 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Frugality For The Terrified]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Being &#8220;frugal&#8221; &#8211; sparing, economical, careful &#8211; in itself doesn&#8217;t sound particularly enticing to most of us. It doesn&#8217;t appear to meet our needs for prosperity, security and meaning in our lives because of what we&#8217;ve been encouraged to believe about those qualities. I&#8217;d like to suggest that frugality is actually an alternative route to prosperity, security and meaning in our lives that does not involve the stresses of striving. <br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Sally Lever)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:34:17 EDT</pubDate>
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