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            <title><![CDATA[6 Self-Care Tips for the Holiday Season]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:47:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our Self-Awareness Journey]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:01:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Believe We Are Not Enough]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Dezan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 20:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Love Yourself Unconditionally and Be Free]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Universe Gave Me What I Needed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dark Stranger Visiting]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TONIGHT, COME TOGETHER!!!!!]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/tonight-come-together-dc0a93609e63?source=rss-6caa08566ffa------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/1*SziJCt7dQpdA1DDB2uIOxg@2x.jpeg" width="750"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I&#x2019;m sure everyone is aware of the global crises, COVID-19. What started simply as a new strand of virus has now become a contagious&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/tonight-come-together-dc0a93609e63?source=rss-6caa08566ffa------2">Continue reading on ILLUMINATION »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Dezan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finding Yourself]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:31:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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