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		<title>Then, and Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We renewed a wonderful friendship over dinner a few nights ago.  It&#8217;s the kind of friendship everyone wants &#8211; and more importantly &#8211; needs.  Honest thoughts and words shared in an environment unburdened by any need to qualify or explain; a safe place.  The perspectives shared were helpful to all in many ways and they evoked a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=33&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think for a minute about these current /recent popular songs:  John Mayer&#8217;s &#8220;Say&#8221;; Ronnie Milsap&#8217;s &#8220;My Life&#8221;; Tim McGraw&#8217;s &#8220;Live Like You Were Dying&#8221;.  Each one challenges me to get on with whatever living I&#8217;m wanting to enjoy, making whatever contributions I want to make to my world.
The lyrics in these songs bring to mind the &#8220;butterfly effect&#8221;, which simply [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=17&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Through Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ My wife said something today I want to share: &#8220;I prefer Thanksgiving to Christmas because Thanksgiving is really about people and gratitude, while Christmas and it&#8217;s meaning often get lost in shopping and stress.&#8221;  If you are like me you say a hearty &#8220;amen&#8221; to that sentiment.  With that in mind I offer my reasons [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=16&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s The Power?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m all ears when someone begins to speak about the power for living a significant life.  So, I&#8217;m listening a lot these days since the subject is being addressed in every form of communication available to us.  The only problem is there are SO many suggested sources for this power; it&#8217;s more than a little confusing.  A short list of those I&#8217;ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=15&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Genuine Desire In You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m a great believer that you can&#8217;t make anyone a champion unless they want to be a champion.  You can&#8217;t make someone something without it being inside of them to start with.&#8221;  
Sharon Davies, Swimming Silver Medal, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
These words come from an Olympian with experiential knowledge on the subject.  Life observation suggests we are  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=13&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from &#8220;The Rich and Famous&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/09/02/lessons-from-the-rich-and-famous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It feels like at least half of the HEADLINE news today draws attention to the public exposure of the &#8221;rich and famous&#8221; and their behavior.  Some of it is bizarre, some &#8220;funny&#8221; in a sad way, and some simply boggles the mind.  Yet, for those of us not &#8220;rich and famous&#8221; there is value in these stories [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=11&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Motives Clarification</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/motives-clarification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m old enough to remember all the attention given to &#8220;values clarification&#8221;.  It&#8217;s a useful exercise for individuals, groups and companies.  But I find there&#8217;s something even more fundamental that merits careful &#8211; albeit sometimes painful &#8211; clarification: my motives.  Why am I doing what I am doing?  I can profess all kinds of values in public [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=5&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Changing For Good</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/changing-for-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Everybody wants to get better; nobody wants to change.&#8221;  I don&#8217;t know who said that but my experience and observation say it&#8217;s true.  I want to lose weight but don&#8217;t want to improve my eating or lifestyle habits.  I want to be out of debt but  don&#8217;t want to alter my spending habits.  I want to love [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=4&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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