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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>
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					  <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[Overwhelmed? 7 Ways to Regain Control]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[While regaining focus and control may feel like an uphill battle, overcoming overwhelm is possible when you put yourself first, step back and truly consider your options and possible actions. <br/><br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Linda Cattelan)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:01:55 EST</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[How to Make Work-life Balance Work]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Work-life balance, says Nigel Marsh, is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. At TEDxSydney, Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity -- and offers some stirring encouragement to make it happen. <br/><br/>]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:28:02 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[10 Benefits of Creating Space]]></title>
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					  <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[A Vision for Sustainable Restaurants]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[If you've been in a restaurant kitchen, you've seen how much food, water and energy can be wasted there. Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his very personal vision for drastically reducing restaurant, and supermarket, waste -- creating recycling, composting, sustainable engines for good (and good food). <br/><br/>]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:39:18 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Saying Thankyou]]></title>
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					  <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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