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            <title><![CDATA[George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks Need All Of Us Now, And Also A Year From Now]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:58:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Introvert Coming Out of Lockdown]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 16:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Statements To Turbo-Charge Your Vulnerability Super Power]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why I’m glad I’ve made less than $10 on Medium]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/writers-blokke/why-im-glad-i-ve-made-less-than-10-on-medium-5675b2abc112?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*cgDtmOKCERh5J_IMvCuV6g.jpeg" width="5184"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">As with most of us who check this platform at least once a day, I&#x2019;ve come across literally hundreds of articles on &#x201C;How to make it on&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/writers-blokke/why-im-glad-i-ve-made-less-than-10-on-medium-5675b2abc112?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2">Continue reading on Writers’ Blokke »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 20:08:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Post Covid Plea for Connection]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 14:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Complete Guide to Pressing Rewind on Your New Year’s Resolutions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/the-complete-guide-to-pressing-rewind-on-your-new-years-resolutions-71dd83156169?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*gSwRKMbM75x_GOevPHa_dA.jpeg" width="4928"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">You know how it goes. You get Christmas done and you&#x2019;re in those middle days between the big day and New Year. Immediately the &#x201C;Happy&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/the-complete-guide-to-pressing-rewind-on-your-new-years-resolutions-71dd83156169?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2">Continue reading on Live Your Life On Purpose »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[To Achieve Your Writing Goals Don’t Go All In!]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/to-achieve-your-writing-goals-dont-go-all-in-7b7f1f700d1e?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*_tUadPDffOMoppFZAhyVXg.jpeg" width="4608"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">&#x201C;Do what you love!&#x201D; they say. &#x201C;Find your passion!&#x201D; they say. Yes, yes but I&#x2019;ve got a mortgage to pay. A family to feed. It&#x2019;s OK for you&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/to-achieve-your-writing-goals-dont-go-all-in-7b7f1f700d1e?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2">Continue reading on Live Your Life On Purpose »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meditation — The Messy Bits]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@garallen/meditation-the-messy-bits-832e1073f869?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*leU8ciXzIMaVeah_IYXNRw.jpeg" width="3483"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">In my article describing my journey from occasional dabbler to daily meditator a friend made the point that it all seemed a bit too easy&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@garallen/meditation-the-messy-bits-832e1073f869?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Complete Guide to Using Positive Habits to Reinvent the Midlife Crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@garallen/the-complete-guide-to-using-positive-habits-to-reinvent-the-midlife-crisis-5705ba41bcb6?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*loYCEIS68S3ZqzqZSfkurw.jpeg" width="5876"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">At just over 47 it would be futile for me to suggest that I am anything other than well into the early stages of &#x201C;middle age&#x201D;. That might&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@garallen/the-complete-guide-to-using-positive-habits-to-reinvent-the-midlife-crisis-5705ba41bcb6?source=rss-ec7d629efe30------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Water Cooler Coach — How to Improve Your Team on Your Break.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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