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<title><![CDATA[Home Owners, Are You Getting More Lookers Than Takers? Maybe It's Time For a Home Staging Makeover!]]></title>
<link>http://myhomestaging.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/home-owners-are-you-getting-more-lookers-than-takers-maybe-its-time-for-a-home-staging-makeover/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ledabuccho</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myhomestaging.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/home-owners-are-you-getting-more-lookers-than-takers-maybe-its-time-for-a-home-staging-makeover/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Site &#8211; jobs website script. Are you getting a lot of &#8220;lookers&#8221; but no &#8220;taker]]></description>
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<p>		Are you getting a lot of &#8220;lookers&#8221; but no &#8220;takers&#8221;? A lot of showings but no offers (or mostly low ball offers)?  home probably needs the help of  Professional Home Stager.</p>
<p>Preparing a available for  is a lot like getting rready for a firsst date. When preparing concerning a date  may ask yourself &#8220;Do I look good?&#8221;, &#8220;Do I ssmell good?&#8221; &#8220;Will he/she like me?&#8221; &#8220;Could this lead to a long term relationship?&#8221;</p>
<p>It is the same  putting a home on the market. Ask yourself: Have I done everything I can possibly do to get a potential buyer to like the welcoming comfortable with amplesufficiency to lead to a long term relationship (aka a sale)? Does my where it hurts look good?  it stink goodness?</p>
<p>As with dating, sometimes it takes an neutral observer to unburden you  your  is ready for it&#8217;s fiirst day with buyers. That&#8217;s where a professional home stager comes in. Home stagers are trained to inspect your home with &#8220;buyer&#8217;s eyes&#8221;. They can fleck all the small and large items that need to be addressed so that your covert buyers are not turned off by the requisite or appearance of your tellingly. For less than $500, in most cases, a excellent  stager will prepare a comprehensive staging report that will act as a road map for preparing your home with a view sale. Some of the questions that superiority be addressed in a comprehensive staging consultation are:
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 Is the home sparkling moral? Really? What about those mineral depositss on the shower door or that pesky mildew stain on the grout?</p>
<p> the  smell good? Really? Do you  a cat? Did you make curry for dinner last week? If a where it hurts stager can mephitis it, so can a implied buyeer.</p>
<p>Is there a working match bulb in every lamp and fixture? What adjacent to the missing lightt bulb  the patio light?</p>
<p> Do the hinges squeak? Do all the door knobs operate?Has that leaky faucet been repaired?</p>
<p>Has all the dog poop been picked up in the yard?</p>
<p>Do the walls or  need to be painted? Does the madden paper need to be stripped and the rooms freshened up?</p>
<p>Are your walls painted a color that will be attractive to most potential buyers, or just buyerss that share your item-by-item taste?</p>
<p>Is your furniture arranged in a comportment that makes your rooms seem larger than they are?</p>
<p>Is there too much household goods? Too much medley? Too various personal items?</p>
<p>A home stager  also help you chance a handymann, professional painter, carpet installer, cleaning service and mover. Don&#8217;t lose, experienced about stage have helped many home owners prepare their homes as far as something rummage sale. They procure a lot of tricks up their sleeves that resolve scrape by your move easier.</p>
<p>Most at ease stagers offer a full menu of staging services to uniform almost every skilled in seller&#8217;s needs. Once you hold your encyclopaedic staging detonationrelate in hand, you can then do the suggested work yourself, do some of the work yourself and hire  stager to do the balance or hire the stager to do all of the work.</p>
<p>Professional home stagers are trained to help you take the guess work out of prepariing your home. We help you make your home more appealing to the greatestt bevy of hidden &#8220;lookers&#8221;  they become &#8220;takers&#8221;. For a fastter sale at the master reward, call a Professional Home Stager today.</p>
<p>Moving Mountains Design was recently featured in the Sunday Los Angeles Times Real Estate section  an article regarding the  decided to take a shot it out fit myself. bennefits of staging a . Don&#8217;t coordinate suited for back most and don&#8217;t trust the sale  your home to only just anyone. Choose the Los Angeles home staging party with the judgement and knowledge to purloin you get your accommodation sold faster and for the best price.</p>
<p>We know what makes homes sell!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cure For Infertility - How to Cure Fishy Vaginal Odor - Simple Home Remedies to Rid Yourself of Bacterial Vaginosis Forever]]></title>
<link>http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cure-for-infertility-how-to-cure-fishy-vaginal-odor-simple-home-remedies-to-rid-yourself-of-bacterial-vaginosis-forever/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>caksub1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cure-for-infertility-how-to-cure-fishy-vaginal-odor-simple-home-remedies-to-rid-yourself-of-bacterial-vaginosis-forever/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[cure for infertility Due to accretion occurrences of alternate vaginosis abounding women are startin]]></description>
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<p>Due to accretion occurrences of alternate vaginosis abounding women are starting to about-face abroad from antibiotics as their cure for that ambiguous vaginal odor. We are seeing an access in the use of home remedies to cure bacterial vaginosis beneath I will analysis some of the home cures that accept <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com" title="cure for infertility"><b>cure for infertility</b></a> formed for some of my accompany and I.</p>
<p>One antidote that formed able-bodied for one of my accompany was the use of angel cider vinegar. She best some up from her bounded bloom aliment boutique and followed the admonition on the bottle. She drew <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/pregnancy-remedy-the-major-changes-in-your-body-during-pregnancy/" title="Pregnancy Remedy">Pregnancy Remedy</a> herself a balmy ablution and caked in the appropriate bulk and blood-soaked for minutes. She did this circadian until the affection subsided.</p>
<p>Another acquaintance of abundance went the yogurt route she captivated cups a day and continues to do so to advance a advantageous akin of acceptable <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/cure-for-infertility-finding-the-right-body-acne-cure-for-you/" title="Cure For Infertility">Cure For Infertility</a> bacteria. My sister additionally acclimated a yogurt antidote but in a hardly altered manner she coated a blockade in it and amid it into her vaginal canal she did this circadian until the vaginosis austere up. Yogurt works actual able-bodied as it contains probiotics that will advice to achieve the antithesis of absolute bacilli over the negative.</p>
<p>I chose to use a aggregate of assorted supplements to advance my all-embracing allowed system. The supplements will advice your anatomy to balance from vaginosis <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/pregnancy-cures-full-monty-meta-tags-no-half-measures/" title="Pregnancy Cures">Pregnancy Cures</a> artlessly while authoritative your anatomy healthier. I took garlic bolus supplements alert a day as <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pregnancy-remedy-pregnancy-nausea-remedies-how-to-cure-morning-sickness" title="Pregnancy Remedy">Pregnancy Remedy</a> able-bodied as goldenseal supplements already a day. I abide to do this alike now to anticipate any <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/pregnancy-remedy-nutrition-and-your-pregnancy-it-does-matter/" title="Pregnancy Remedy">Pregnancy Remedy</a> achievability of a alternate problem.</p>
<p>My accompany and I accept all <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/pregnancy-cures-yeast-infection-and-pregnancy-tips-on-how-to-get-rid-of-it/" title="Pregnancy Cures">Pregnancy Cures</a> had absurd success abating our vaginosis application home remedies we apparent in BV cures canicule to abiding bacterial vaginosis abatement <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/pregnancy-cures-general-sign-of-pregnancy-pregnancy-health-related-issues-and-causes/" title="Pregnancy Cures">Pregnancy Cures</a> program. Some of us had to try a brace of altered remedies <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/cure-for-infertility-a-cure-for-pimples/" title="Cure For Infertility">Cure For Infertility</a> to acquisition the one that formed best for us but now that we apperceive the secrets we are all assured <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/cure-for-infertility-cure-for-the-common-cold-no-but-close/" title="Cure For Infertility">Cure For Infertility</a> that we will never <a href="http://cureforinfertility.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/pregnancy-remedy-pregnancy-yoga/" title="cure for infertility"><b>cure for infertility</b></a> ache from this awkward deepening again.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Brainwash Yourself]]></title>
<link>http://keepons.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/brainwash-yourself/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keepons</dc:creator>
<guid>http://keepons.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/brainwash-yourself/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m big into using audio to change habits, memorize things. Every now and then when I&#8217;m ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;m big into using audio to change habits, memorize things.</p>
<p>Every now and then when I&#8217;m feeling overwhelmed, I write out the words, &#8220;breathe, be here, relax&#8221; in notepad. Then I copy and paste the phrase about 1000 times and then load the file into <a title="Amazing online text to speech program " href="http://spokentext.net/" target="_blank">Spokentext.net</a>.</p>
<p>Within minutes, out comes an mp3 file so I can listen to my phrase (mantra?) over and over again and literally within an hour, I&#8217;m right as rain again (as the Oracle would say).</p>
<p>They even let you change the voice and the speed by which the voice reads your text document aloud.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[“Where was God when my boy died?” ]]></title>
<link>http://jasoneldersblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/%e2%80%9cwhere-was-god-when-my-boy-died%e2%80%9d/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason Elder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jasoneldersblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/%e2%80%9cwhere-was-god-when-my-boy-died%e2%80%9d/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A year or two ago a young couple lost their two-month-old son. They had him in bed with them and one]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A year or two ago a young couple lost their two-month-old son. They had him in bed with them and one of them must have rolled over on him in the night because when they woke up in the morning their beautiful baby boy was dead.  A pastor friend of mine and I went over to their house that night. You talk about heartache!  The boy’s daddy, a young fella, kept wallowing in the floor saying “<em>God is judging me &#8211; God is judging me!</em>”  The pastor was trying to show them some scriptures when the mother blurted out: “<em>I just don&#8217;t see how there can be a God</em>.”And before you criticize her, you just wait till you wake up beside <em>your </em>dead baby.</p>
<p>I  said “Ma&#8217;am my heart goes out to you &#8211; I won&#8217;t try to say I know what you&#8217;re going through because I don&#8217;t.  But I was reading a story this afternoon about a lady who had lost her baby boy too.  She went to her pastor and said “<em>Where was God when my boy died?</em>”</p>
<p>He was stunned by the question like we all would be but he thought for a moment and said “<em>Ma&#8217;am, God was in the same place He was when His Son died 2000 years ago</em>.”  And I&#8217;m telling you there&#8217;s a God in heaven that knows what it’s like to lose a baby boy. He knows what it&#8217;s like to lose a loved one and He can sympathize with your pain.</p>
<p>On top of that, I believe the grace of God takes care of little children and that baby’s in Heaven right now.  And if mama and daddy are Christians – they might have to spend 40, 50, or even 60 years apart from their child and I know that sounds like such a long time.  But looking back, 10,000 years from now, it won’t seem like that long at all.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[When something comes naturally]]></title>
<link>http://livingwithinyourself.com/2009/11/22/when-something-comes-naturally/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>David Lacopo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://livingwithinyourself.com/2009/11/22/when-something-comes-naturally/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You are meant to do what your soul does for you without the help of your thoughts. Not what you thin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>You are meant to do what your soul does for you without the help of your thoughts. Not what you think you see yourself doing.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My isolation]]></title>
<link>http://superakh.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/my-isolation/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>superakh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://superakh.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/my-isolation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have isolated myself from the past one week to be just concentrating on my work, dissertation, cou]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I have isolated myself from the past one week to be just concentrating on my work, dissertation, courseworks and exam reading. I have not met any friends , not spent time in socializing neither have I chatted with any one much. All I do is either put my head down in the library, researching or read a book in my room.</p>
<p>There are a few moments I feel that I wish to just run free , leave everything and be what I want to, forget all this, what is this that I am doing ? why this? , This makes me believe that I am here not just for education, but for a purpose, to understand and realize the purpose. That Purpose is different for different people, and we all observe and percieve it in a way that makes us comfortable.</p>
<p>Life has become a systems and a Process Modelling Diagram with a start and end to it, strings attached to it which if we slip, the strings break and we fall down into the valley of critizism, and torture.</p>
<p>Few people try to come out of the system, try to be a musical note without an end to it and be who you really want to be , but alas!, that is not what everyone acheves.</p>
<p>I have tried really hard on understanding the true purpose of my life, and believe me I still ammuse my self of what I have gone through and learnt from it. I beleieve we all are semenly connected through our psycological system, educating each other. All we need to know is how to gather this information, and knowledge and expand it beyond our means.</p>
<p>For all this text knowledge, we learn everyday in the books is all crap, what matters is , the knowledge of oneself, and that can be gained by knowing who you are.</p>
<p>I am still in the phase of my isolation and will soon come out of it when I believe I have achieved something, both material and spiritual, satisying my soul and mind.</p>
<p>For knowledge is not just about knowing, it is about truly understanding that , learning is a forever process which you will continue even after death!.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways to be Your SELF]]></title>
<link>http://kevinmorrow.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/5-ways-to-be-your-self/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kevinmorrow.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/5-ways-to-be-your-self/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[November 22, 2009 By Kevin Morrow So it&#8217;s 5:45 am and I am awake before the birds. I spent mos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>November 22, 2009 By Kevin Morrow</p>
<p>So it&#8217;s 5:45 am and I am awake before the birds. I spent most of the night sorting through ideas that were flooding into my mind. I should be sleepy, but I&#8217;m not. This is very cool. Temperature wise as well, it&#8217;s kind of cold right now in Corona. </p>
<p>I will be at University of California Irvine in a couple hours winning a basketball tournament. Just putting that out there. Moving on&#8230;</p>
<p>My gut told me to make a post listing 5 ways to be yourself.</p>
<p>Drum roll please&#8230;</p>
<p>For some fun and enjoyment I&#8217;ve placed one of my favorite music videos below&#8230;</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_JsxPb0rjFE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_JsxPb0rjFE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Decide for yourself</strong></p>
<p>In my life that I experience, a lot of people defer their decisions to me. I started catching on to this not to long ago. People will always say, &#8220;what do you think?&#8221; or &#8220;What should I do?&#8221; For even the most simple things like grape jelly or strawberry. I have also done the same. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve found that this leads to indecision and to be myself I must be decisive. I even started to realize that if so many people are asking me what I think, maybe what I think is pretty valuable. </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t require the approval of others, only the approval of myself. So when my inner self is directing me nothing else is effecting me.</p>
<p>This means that I must make my own decisions using my intuition. The more I become decisive in my decisions, the more I actualize who I really am. My decisions must reflect the fact that I see myself as perfect love. If my decisions are cloudy then they are not my decisions.</p>
<p><strong>So the first way to be yourself is &#8220;Decide for Yourself&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Be Fearless</strong></p>
<p>This one is simple, if you know who you are, you can&#8217;t become what you fear you are not. If someone calls me &#8220;stupid&#8221; I won&#8217;t believe it unless I fear that I am. </p>
<p>Also to be fearless you must redefine what failure is. To me there is no failure. If you do &#8220;fail&#8221; put it out there as a way &#8220;not&#8221; to do something and move on. </p>
<p>I know who I am, which is perfect love, anything other than that is not real to me. Being fearless is just recognizing who I am. </p>
<p>Remember there are different levels of fear, I&#8217;m talking more along the lines of social fears. </p>
<p><strong>3. Don&#8217;t be afraid to be wrong</strong></p>
<p>Here is what most people fear, being wrong. Let&#8217;s look at this for a moment. You are punished in school for being &#8220;wrong&#8221;, punished at work for being &#8220;wrong&#8221; and punished at home for being &#8220;wrong.&#8221; But what is wrong?</p>
<p> <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Does everyone have the same wrong? When I say don&#8217;t be afraid to be wrong, I mean don&#8217;t be so afraid to get &#8220;it&#8221; wrong, that worry becomes your minds &#8220;cell mate.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you worry about getting a question on a test wrong, chances are you will get it wrong just because that&#8217;s how you feel. If you worry to much about that girl or guy liking you, then chances are they won&#8217;t like you. But if they don&#8217;t , okay move on. See what I&#8217;m saying?</p>
<p>In relationships someone usually feels like they have to be right in an argument. I look at it like let me save us both some time and just acknowledge that I don&#8217;t have to seem right, and I can admit when I make mistakes. Everybody does. Just like everybody eats and sleeps, am I wrong if I don&#8217;t sleep as long as you?</p>
<p>People tend to have varying points of view.</p>
<p><strong>Number 3 was &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid to be wrong.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. Confidence and Responsibility</strong></p>
<p>These to are deeply related.</p>
<p>What is confidence? </p>
<p>To me confidence is loving yourself and others. Where there is no love, there is no confidence. Because  where there is lack of love there is fear.<br />
So from my point of view fear does not exist.</p>
<p>When I fear I am not confident in myself. When I&#8217;m not confident in myself I&#8217;m not responsible for myself. </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s look at an example. If I am living with my parents because I fear that I can not make enough money to support myself, then subconsciously I fear and have no confidence in myself in that department of my life.</p>
<p>In order for me to change the situation I have to build my confidence up by realizing that the fear is an illusion. I&#8217;ve seen many parents who belittle their kids and break their confidence as if that will motivate them to get out on their own. But in my opinion that will only make it harder for them.</p>
<p>A person has to feel their inner confidence to achieve anything there is to achieve, and that&#8217;s just how life goes. I have to take responsibility and choose to be confident, because confidence comes from within. </p>
<p><strong>5. Face Your Fears</strong></p>
<p>Things like depression and failure are fears. If you don&#8217;t face them you will remain in their illusion. It&#8217;s just like the &#8220;Santa Clause&#8221; issue for a lot of kids in the United States. What they believe is real is really just a representation of an idea. As soon as they free themselves from it, they come closer to what is really going on.</p>
<p>Fears just show you what you are not, and when you face them you find out who you ARE. If I fear success and fear is not real, then my success must be real. The fear of my success is the santa clause of the situation. </p>
<p>When you know yourself you succeed even in failures, because &#8220;failures&#8221; are more like unwrapping your birthday present. Failures are just the wrapping paper to what is really underneath. You can shake the gift and try to sneak a peak, but until you unwrap the gift you won&#8217;t see what it is.</p>
<p>Facing your fears is a way to tear apart the wrapping paper. A person who is not them self will hide from fears and remain the same person they are not. </p>
<p><strong>There you have it, 5 ways to be Your Self</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[AMAZING video! Operational Do It Yourself Homemade Solar Energy]]></title>
<link>http://knowledgemanagementarticles.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/amazing-video-operational-do-it-yourself-homemade-solar-energy/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>harry5599</dc:creator>
<guid>http://knowledgemanagementarticles.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/amazing-video-operational-do-it-yourself-homemade-solar-energy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Opportunities. Order Online Now! 2:24 solar energy cheaper than coal by solar energy 9 months ago 94]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Make Yourself Look Thin By Just Changing Your Clothes]]></title>
<link>http://mindmyblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/how-to-make-yourself-look-thin-by-just-changing-your-clothes/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>marvinhkolp1234</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mindmyblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/how-to-make-yourself-look-thin-by-just-changing-your-clothes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about the way you dress? Do you want to look slimmer, more pulled together? Th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Have you ever thought about the way you dress? Do you want to look slimmer, more pulled together? There are some key points to dressing for a slimmer looking you! If you are top-heavy, bottom-heavy or just want to look taller and slimmer, keep reading! There are different types of body shapes, but you can learn the secrets of how to accentuate each one of them.</p>
<p>If you have a pear-shaped body with rounded thighs, you may feel more bottom-heavy, your hips may be wider than your shoulders.  You don&#8217;t need those extremely loose fitting tops or blouses. You want to:</p>
<p>Try tops that are fitted but not tight</p>
<p>Look for V-necks, turtlenecks and open collared tops.</p>
<p>A blazer that will fall just below the waist will look professional, yet fun.</p>
<p>Dark colored bottoms such as black, brown, dark gray, or navy blue are great.</p>
<p>Also, make sure to get straight or boot cut leg pants and jeans.</p>
<p>As far as skirts go, try a-line skirts that fall to your knees. No mini skirts or skintight ones if you are bottom-heavy. Empire style dresses and dresses nipped in at the waist with a slight flare will be most flattering. You may also want to consider strapless or sleeveless dresses; they call the attention upward to the neck, arm and shoulder area.</p>
<p>Another common body type is the apple- shape, which is considered a very womanly figure.  You are heavier on top, with fuller breasts, a soft middle, narrow hips, and sleek slim legs. You should go for:</p>
<p>Boat neck, turtleneck and mock neck tops.</p>
<p>Stay away from light or baggy tops.</p>
<p>V-necks and shirt collars that gently graze the body will look best.</p>
<p>For the best fit, try woven knits with a little stretch.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t overdo it with cleavage; showing just a hint is most appealing.</p>
<p>For a sexier look, try wearing a lace- trimmed camisole under a top, jacket or blazer.</p>
<p>Never wear puffy or full sleeves.</p>
<p>Most women who are heavier on top look great in low-rise, flat-front pants. To hide your stomach, add front pocket jeans. You can accentuate a flat rear end by wearing jeans with a back pockets.</p>
<p>Navy blue and black are very slimming colors for every body type.  When you are aiming for taller and slimmer try wearing all one color, then throw on a flash of color or contrast with a cardigan, blazer or possibly an over shirt. Don&#8217;t button up the blazer or cardigan; it will improve the vertical lines of the outfit. When wearing skirts, remember to always wear longer as opposed to wider.</p>
<p>By following the suggestions given here you can dramatically change the way you look just by paying more attention to what you should wear for your body type.</p>
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<link>http://annadavieshedman.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/brain-exercise-left-right/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anna Davies-Hedman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://annadavieshedman.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/brain-exercise-left-right/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The brain is so amazing. I have been watching this lady dance and I get her to change directions. I ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The brain is so amazing. I have been watching this <a title="Dancing Lady" href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/right-brain-v-left-brain/story-e6frf7jo-1111114603615" target="_blank">lady dance </a>and I get her to change directions.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t help myself from laughing because it&#8217;s so fantastic. Please try it and see for yourself.</p>
<p>Picture taken for &#8220;i ♥ it&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://annadavieshedman.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/3552644147_226ee802dc_o_large.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-619" title="Lady in a bubble" src="http://annadavieshedman.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/3552644147_226ee802dc_o_large.jpg?w=227" alt="" width="227" height="300" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Unmasked]]></title>
<link>http://cheapincense.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/unmasked/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>incense91</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cheapincense.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/unmasked/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Author: Esmerelda Jones Source: articleage.com Stay at home today&#8230; at your writing altar. No o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Author: Esmerelda Jones<br />
Source: articleage.com</p>
<p>Stay at home today&#8230; at your writing altar. No one will see you being yourself. Write flamboyantly in the breeze of these hours,, <strong><a href="http://cheap-incense.com" rel="nofollow"><b>incense</b></a></strong><br />
,  <strong><a href="http://cheap-incense.com" rel="nofollow"><b>incense</b></a></strong><br />
, . Be intimate. Your notebook will capture your muse.<br />
Juice an orange, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  in a glass citrus squeezer.<br />
Hesitate over, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  a chocolate. Twirl your tongue into the depths of its liquid centre.<br />
Claim a drinking vessel. Lips respond to, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  fine bone china with floral fluttery eyes have an affair, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  with, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  unabashed roses.<br />
Arise and walk. Take a tour of your home. Linger over childhood photos of yourself when your heart palpitated like a spring rabbit.<br />
Stride over your back, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  yard. Fingertips investigate. Fists are earthmovers. Palms rock-a-bye an acid green worm. Spread yourself on the prickles of lawn. See things a, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  basking beetle receiving the sun on its polished brown shield. Giggling baby tomatoes fatten. Silly plantings are remembered.<br />
Mystery is your instructor. Slip out to the local library; search, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  the children&#8217;s, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  section for wonderland, drifting away with the improbable, transfixed as a child.  Perch on a red stool &#8212; become the ruler of the toadstool ring. Burst home with, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  an armful of books and read them on your tummy. Blankets, pillows and speckled cookies encourage distant thoughts to assemble themselves; you never know what might happen.<br />
Newsagents are your stop for magazines to seize and carry home on a wet day with nougat chocolates. The display of glossy subjects from kittens to writing is quite an investigation. Be alert for new ones, <strong>incense</strong><br />
, . Sharp scissors will cut out, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  pictures to paste into a Thinking Book.  Some have a secret story within them &#8212; a magnifying glass explores the details. The Thinking Book is a large, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  spiral sketchbook portly, with thick, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  paper, and strewn with doodle people that appear by their own, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  decision.<br />
Art supply shops are hard to leave. Buy watercolour tubes, shaped squirrel brushes, boards, pencils, and of course fountain and nib pens with twinkling glass bottles of ink in black and oxblood, and do not resist moonlight violet whatever your muse craves. Michelangelo stands near. Sketches of characters translate, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  to stories and a spurt of crimson paint reminds you of, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  something you meant to write about one, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  day.<br />
Bookshops are for deep diving. There are oodles of identities and ideas here. Turning, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  over the bejeweled cover that glows with a raised amethyst title, you find personalities, settings, names, tastes and emotions, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  that you can absorb and store for future consideration. Buy notebooks that glow, sparkle, quiver either splendid or sensible. Of course you have your perfect pen, but think of a frog and lily jug, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  filled with every sort of instrument,,, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  including a parrot quill, because each one places, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  you, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  into a guise.<br />
Part the sequined curtain of the Crystal shop and be hoisted away with <strong>incense</strong>. Inhale new books; fall into, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  crystal spheres; hear music that levitates you over to the onyx eggs. On the way, your eager eye passes a beckoning book: &#8220;Be Your Own Wizard&#8221; &#8212; silken robes rustle past your face.  Dreamcatchers gather nightmares and, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  turn them into fables of dread. Ornate tarot cards call you to hazy worlds. Mists of coffee are calling. Time to go. Seesaw out with turquoise rune-stones engraved, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  in gold.<br />
Teashops cannot be bettered for victims, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  and perpetrators. Who is that man slurping Irish Breakfast while penning notes with emerald ink? Why does the freckled blonde with the cherry earrings laugh? Stab, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  a fork into some more zingy lemon meringue pie, <strong>incense</strong><br />
, .<br />
Tonight you will be reading lines written by the unmasked you, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  jottings of memories &#8212; far gone summer holidays; friends, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  that used to be; pyjamas on Saturday morning. Scrutinize the pavements of life and fill many notebooks;, <strong>incense</strong><br />
,  all of which will be of particular use when you need &#8220;fiction&#8221;.<br />
Esmerelda Jones&#8230; writer of desires<br />
Victoriana, Victorian Swoon &#38; Erotica, Gods &#38; Goddesses: The Wisdom And Pleasures of Ancient Greece, Classic Romance, Poems For The Passionate, Bushrangers, Ghosts I Have Known, Crystal Ball Clairvoyant.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to REALLY Manifest What You Want a.k.a. Law of Attraction Secrets You Won't Hear Anywhere Else]]></title>
<link>http://sageswisdompages.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/how-to-really-manifest-what-you-want-a-k-a-law-of-attraction-secrets-you-wont-hear-anywhere-else/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sage</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;m writing this post because so many well-meaning, conscious, spiritual people are missing some significant information and tools when it comes to Law of Attraction and being a conscious cocreator of your life with Spirit.</p>
<p>One of my wonderful Facebook friends recently wrote a post:</p>
<p>&#8220;If you examine your history, you cannot help but repeat it! Law of Attraction says it is so:</p>
<p>&#8216;Whatever I am looking at, I am including in my vibration.&#8217; &#8212; Abraham&#8221;</p>
<p>This sparked a controversy with 19 people weighing in, many fully agreeing and many others, myself included, objecting to this as an oversimplification and stating that, even though it is true that our focus does permeate our vibration and thus create, it is actually NECESSARY to understand and heal our past in order to learn what we need to from it and be able to truly free ourselves from its hold on us and move on into something even better.</p>
<p>We have to put our attention on our intention BUT if we are not aligned strongly and consistently enough with our intention, if we are trying really hard to make it happen but it&#8217;s just not working, that&#8217;s a sure sign we need to do some inner healing work before we do any more manifesting and attracting and creating. It&#8217;s inner, not, outer time, first.</p>
<p>I feel so strongly that so many New Age, metaphysical folks are so hyped up about positive thinking and &#8220;just focus on what you want,&#8221; they are missing something vital:</p>
<p><strong>For most people, with most long-term issues, simply striving to be positive and focus on their intentions is NOT enough to bring about the desired results. We need to learn from our past, and use that wisdom to create our best future, while living in and enjoying the present.<br />
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<p>So here I go on my soap box again.</p>
<p>The Abraham work and all the other good Law of Attraction stuff out there is not intended to be interpreted as &#8220;Ladeeda, we can just be positive 100% of the time and only good things will come to us. All that yucky stuff from the past &#8211; I&#8217;m done with that now and all I have to do is think good thoughts and I will attract all my desires. Abracadabra!&#8221;</p>
<p>So allow me to bust that myth and empower you with a much more in-depth and practical approach:</p>
<p>1- <strong>Our past is important.</strong> Just as our current emotions are indicators of the distance between where we are at and where we want to be, our past is one of our teachers as well. We can &#8211; and indeed need to &#8211; <strong>turn our wounds into wisdom.</strong> Some of our life experiences we may label &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;positive,&#8221; we feel we were successful and these we can apply to continue to utilize and build upon what worked for us, while the so-called &#8220;negative&#8221; experiences or failures are also useful in several ways.</p>
<p>For one thing, we can clarify more clearly what, exactly we DO want by contrasting it with what we do NOT want anymore. This applies equally well to health and lifestyle choices, work, home, community, as well as relationships.</p>
<p>Secondly, we can learn psychologically and spiritually: What was my lesson in this?</p>
<p>Thirdly,we can discover, with proper reflection, which may include prayer, meditation, journaling, counseling, or even insightful conversations, that there was truly a silver lining, a gift in every experience we have had. Sometimes we don&#8217;t see it at the time, it feels horrible, we may even be devastated that that relationship or career didn&#8217;t work out, that we had that disability or lost our house, but ultimately, when we see through the eyes of Spirit and Love, we will always find that everything happened for a reason and we can find something to be grateful for, even if it&#8217;s just the ability to make a different choice next time.</p>
<p>2- <strong>Until we learn our lessons from the past, we are going to UNCONSCIOUSLY repeat them.</strong> This is true of humanity when we look at larger societal choices as well as on the personal level. Ignoring our past and zapping it like it didn&#8217;t even happen is not the solution. In fact, ignoring our past and stuffing it over there, oh, that&#8217;s too messy, I don&#8217;t want to deal with that right now, does not free us from it, it actually dooms us to repeat it.</p>
<p>3- The Abraham work says that our DOMINANT thought is the one that runs the show, and I agree with this. The catch is: <strong>Our dominant thought is seldom a conscious thought</strong>, so we cannot expect to simply push a button and &#8220;There, I&#8217;m only going to think good thoughts, feel good feelings and make good choices from now on.&#8221;</p>
<p>We have to heal all those billions of subconscious beliefs that we are carrying around which arose out &#8211; what? Our past experiences and programming, of course.</p>
<p>I do agree that many people spend far too much time simply repeating their &#8220;story,&#8221; which actually keeps them stuck in it and keeps giving it energy. There is a big difference between looping an old version of a reality we no longer want, whining about it, being a drama king/queen, vs. actually being willing to visit the past (with support if necessary) with the intention of looking in the mirror, releasing what no longer serves, with forgiveness, finding the lesson and gift in it, and moving confidently forward into a better life we are creating for ourselves, from the inside out.</p>
<p>Do we need to look at our past? Absolutely.Do we need to keep telling it over and over? Absolutely not.</p>
<p>4- <strong>We need to process stuck emotions.</strong> Sometimes we need to move some rage. Shake off some old energy. Sometimes we need to express ourselves to someone, forgive, be forgiven, and it doesn&#8217;t matter if they&#8217;re alive or dead or whether their human self is willing to hear a word we are saying. We just talk to their Higher Self, soul to soul. We look in the mirror and show them a mirror as well. I have an extensive guided meditation and energy healing journey that I guide people through called the Healing Past Relationships Journey (soon to be available as a CD/MP3 audio) which facilitates this soul-to-soul communication, energy exchange, forgiveness and healing. Or you may be able to do it for yourself, perhaps by writing a letter or through ceremony. We need to visit our past just enough to learn from it and to heal it, not rehash it or keep talking about it for decades.</p>
<p>We also need to forgive ourselves. And forgive God!</p>
<p>The work I do as an energy healer, intuitive, hypnotherapist and life coach focuses on identifying the current condition of your Body, Mind, Heart and Soul and creating a complete, intuitively guided healing program that empowers you to remember who you really are, to love and heal yourself completely, and to clarify your vision and reawaken your passion, power and life purpose &#8212; to create the life and love of your dreams. I am a Law of Attraction coach, and people often begin working with me when they realize (see with Real Eyes) that they are working so dang hard on themselves, have been for years, yet something is still stuck. They are willing, finally, to do what it takes to really succeed, so we go places, often in the first session, that completely amazes them.</p>
<p><strong>5- We need to heal core issues and heal on all levels.</strong></p>
<p>For example, some of my recent clients have improved their relationships, found lasting love, launched their heart-centered business, created more harmony in their parenting or other family relationships&#8230;..In every case, we needed to do some deep CORE ISSUE healing at the level of the SOUL and the ENERGY FIELD, the kind of healing that is more difficult to do by one&#8217;s self when we are emotionally caught up in our &#8220;stuff,&#8221; scared, frustrated and depleted.</p>
<p>I do sometimes have clients who try to turn the sessions into talk therapy and keep going on and on about their problems. They are stuck in their story. So I ask them, &#8220;Do you want to talk about it or do you want to heal it?&#8221; If they keep wanting to talk about it, they are not ready for the kind of healing I do. If they want to heal it, I can help them heal themselves but we have to go much deeper than just talking. Deep omnidimensional energy healing at the soul level i.e. soul retrieval, regression, rebirthing, hypnotherapy/NLP, ceremony, forgiveness work, can be extremely helpful, especially if a person is unable to break free of an old belief/energy. We shift the energy &#38; belief at the original cause and core. I channel empowering self-healing techniques they can do on their own to continue the healing and keep building the positive energy.</p>
<p>We don&#8217;t ever have to be 100% healed, nor is that even possible so long as we are human. But we need to be healed enough to be free to focus on what we do want, move forward and create from an aligned, clear, positive state of being and love.</p>
<p><strong>6- ALIGN, ATTRACT, ACT. </strong></p>
<p>People so caught up in the Law of Attraction who simply read a few books, go to a few workshops, watch a couple of movies, often fail to understand that<strong> trying to get into ACTION mode before you are ALIGNED does not work.</strong> Law of Attraction works &#8211; once we are aligned with our desires. If some part of our subconscious mind or energy field is still playing the tape of a limiting, negative belief, we are not going to be able to just attract what we want, no matter how many affirmations we say or vision boards we make!</p>
<p>7 &#8211; I want to make one more point about the past and this concept of time. We can only live in one time: the present. We need to heal and learn from our past and draw upon its power, we need to envision and align with our best future, and yet we can only live right here, right now. All times exist in this moment of choice: now.</p>
<p>I personally feel we need to spend MOST of our attention right here, where we live. In this body. On this planet. Enjoying this life to the fullest. Mindful. Heartful. Soulful. Bodyful. Beautiful! When we work with the concept of time as fluid and simultaneous and quantum rather than linear, we find that every moment is a portal home.</p>
<p>We can also change our past shamanically, redream it. This helps us create our best future as well. This can be done through shamanic trance healing and/or conscious dreaming.</p>
<p>We each have the power to facilitate miraculous healing and success beyond our wildest imagination. We don&#8217;t have to spend years healing the past. We can heal it in an instant, or it may take several months or longer, but if we go deep enough and work at the level of the soul, core beliefs and original causes, the quantum and cosmic fields and on all levels, if we do this work with a vibration of love for ourselves and all beings, we will grow into being who we came here to be.</p>
<p>I love the Abraham work but sometimes a phrase taken by itself does not present the complexities of the spiritual nature of the Universe. True healing and conscious creation of our lives will always involve navigating the territory of our past with loving kindness and forgivness, with an open mind and a willingness to learn and grow so we can create an even better future. And we can do this today.</p>
<p>If you would like more information about Omnidimensional Healing of Core Issues blended with intuitive life coaching, and a free Special Report on Law of Attraction Graduate School &#8211; Abundance Affirmations with Ooompf!, please visit my main website at:</p>
<p>www.LoveandSpirit.org.</p>
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<link>http://myonlineprayerblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/loving-yourself-source-www-thecrackeddoor-com/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>KD</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myonlineprayerblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/loving-yourself-source-www-thecrackeddoor-com/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>    Matthew 22:36-40(NIV)- &#8220;Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?&#8221; Jesus replied: &#8221; &#8216;Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.&#8217;This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: &#8216;Love your neighbor as yourself.&#8217; All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.&#8221;</p>
<p>    Galatians 5:14(NIV) &#8211; The entire law is summed up in a single command: &#8220;Love your neighbor as yourself.&#8221;</p>
<p>If we love God we&#8217;ll keep His commandments based on John 14:15. If we love others we&#8217;ll treat them the way The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 13:3-7. However, since we have to love others as we love ourselves, where can we find a clear definition of loving ourselves? Hence, I think one of the biggest struggles of all is loving ourselves.</p>
<p>I had a discussion last night with one of my friends about certain lifestyle decisions. I made a conscious decision some time ago not to comment on them because they wouldn&#8217;t help the situation. As a result, I followed the childhood advice of my mother and focused on what I had to do in my own life. She would always tell us; &#8220;Drunk or sober, mind your business. Let everybody else do what they like. You be the best you that you could ever be, spirit, soul and body.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8216;Love your neighbor as yourself.&#8217;</p>
<p>Do you love yourself? Before you answer, go look in the mirror. Watch yourself in the eye and tell the truth. God will know if you&#8217;re honest and unless you&#8217;re really deceived, you&#8217;ll know if you&#8217;re telling the truth too. Most people are quick to say yes but many should really say no. So maybe that&#8217;s one reason why we struggle to love our neighbors. We don&#8217;t give love to others when we don&#8217;t love ourselves.</p>
<p>    Psalm 139:13-18(NLT) &#8211; You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother&#8217;s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous-how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can&#8217;t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!</p>
<p>In a world where things are fake and nothing we see can be trusted we may have lost the true meaning of loving ourselves. So today let&#8217;s go back to The Word of God and find the truth. God took His time and created you in His image and just like Him. He knew what your mind would be like. He understood the details of your body. He set the path for your life ahead of time. He did a marvelous job and was proud when it was completed. Now He stays with you and shows you how to make the best of His creation. So what is your response to that? I&#8217;ve made my decision.</p>
<p>I feed myself everyday with God&#8217;s Word because I love my spirit. It&#8217;s the part of me that&#8217;s one with God. I feed my mind with good things because I love my soul. What I put into it determines the decisions I make. So I put The Word in it because I want to make decisions that please the one who created me. I love my body so I work out, eat right, take vitamins and don&#8217;t engage in self-destructive activities. God did an awesome job designing it, now it&#8217;s my assignment to take care of it. I had to learn to love myself before I learnt to love my neighbor.<br />
Love yourself!</p>
<p>    1 Corinthians 6:18-20(KJV) &#8211; Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God&#8217;s.</p>
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<link>http://fashiondressup.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/stop-nail-biting-step-by-step/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://fashiondressup.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/stop-nail-biting-step-by-step/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has known nail biting would vouch safe for the fact that biting nails is a habit that is ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Anyone who has known nail biting would vouch safe for the fact that biting nails is a habit that is not easy to break. But if you really want to bust this habit. You should try some of these techniques. It is bound to stop nail biting which generally results in split and fractured nails, infections, sometimes even bleeding and pain.</p>
<p>Talk to yourself about this problem of biting. Look at your nails consistently and tell yourself the problems associated with it.</p>
<p>Think how healthy nails would look on you</p>
<p>Try with one nail. Try to save that nail and after a few days look at it and ask yourself if you do not want all your nails to look like that one.</p>
<p>Go on with one nail at a time and see the result for yourself. You might like to have a photo album of your nails and its condition. Before and after pictures would do the trick. </p>
<p>And once you think you can stop nail biting you should include calcium and magnesium rich products in your diet. It would help your nails to repair and grow quickly. What is more, it has been found that in certain cases biting your nails is due to lack of calcium and magnesium in the body.</p>
<p>If you have the habit of nail biting, dont think you cannot get rid of the habit. Remember where there is a will, there is a way.</p>
<p>When you look at the world with the help of your senses it gets formulated with our experience, values, beliefs and assumptions. And when we act it is dependent on our perception and not on the real world. What NLP does is that it helps you model your highly structured language and behaviors into a more reproducible form. So this modeling could be done to the more successful part of your behavior and apply it to the less successful parts. It can actually improve functioning.</p>
<p>So, if you find someone excelling in some particular field you can observe it to learn what actually makes them tick and that could be imbibed. NLP contains many techniques such as hypnosis which is considered as an effective way to change the thinking and learning communication skills of a person.</p>
<p>There is one very simple as well as very effective technique in NLP called anchoring. Suppose something made you very happy in the past. Now go back to the same image again and try to make it more vivid. Try to listen to its sounds and try to make the images brighter and larger. And it is certain to bring smile to your face.</p>
<p>This could well be used to bust bad habits like nail biting. If you need to stop nail biting you need to concentrate hard and use NLP techniques. It would allow you to change the way you perceive the world. That would change your behavior which would help you stop nail biting.</p>
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<link>http://mystory1506.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/acne-and-birth-control-pills-an-odd-couple/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Although it is fairly well known that women may develop acne at different times during pregnancy, there is another curious fact that you may not be aware of.</p>
<p>Did you know that birth control pills could come in handy as a treatment for acne? Strange as it may seem, this is actually true, as a result you could ultimately find yourself going to your gynecologist for advice on how to treat your acne. So it turns out that certain aspects of acne need not concern a dermatologist! </p>
<p>Acne and birth control pills, how on earth does this work? Well, here is the story. The fact is that birth control pills have a number of uses. If you have been struggling with your acne problem and feel that you have exhausted every possible treatment option, there is hope for you yet. Birth control pills have come to the rescue, and what is more, using them in small quantities for the treatment of acne has actually been approved by the FDA!! </p>
<p>Birth control pills to control acne? The fact is that birth control pills are pretty versatile and have been found effective in controlling eruptions of acne. If that sounds unlikely, check out the facts for yourself. It may come as a pleasant surprise that birth control pills are effective in retarding the production of androgen before the onset of menstruation. That is pretty useful, considering that androgen makes the skin greasy, exposing you to an increased risk of developing acne.</p>
<p>Diane 35 is one such product, normally used for birth control, but also effective in treating acne, especially used along with topical antibacterial creams. Did you know that birth control pills can also help to minimize the unpleasant effects of estrogen, such as breast tenderness, nausea and headaches? </p>
<p>A wish come true for acne problems? All this is probably pretty good news for you if you suffer from acne. But before you get completely carried away with the notion that you have found the perfect solution to deal with your acne problem, stop and take stock. Because, as is the case with most things, there is a flip side to this wonderful news.</p>
<p>If you think that this is the perfect way to deal with your acne, there are a few facts that you should consider before you do anything drastic. The fact is that while birth control pills do offer a number of health benefits, in using them to control your acne, you could actually be exposing yourself to greater risks. So stop short and ask yourself whether your acne is really worth it.</p>
<p>A godsend for acne, not so fast! While you are marveling at your new discovery, you should also be aware of the grim truth. Because by using birth control pills to fight your acne, you could be endangering your health in other ways. Did you know that this seemingly wonderful choice will increase your chances of developing strokes, heart attacks, breast cancer and blood clots? And that is not all, you also have to cope with side effects that are decidedly unpleasant. Vaginal bleeding, depression, fluid retention etc.</p>
<p>Acne treatments, beware of side effects. Would you say that is a rather heavy price to pay, simply because you are looking for a solution to cure your acne? And while you are coping with these side effects, the acne will still be there, improving perhaps, but playing havoc with your system because of your choice of treatment. Spironolactone and corticosteroids are two choices that you would be better off without if you are looking to cure your acne problem.</p>
<p>However, if you are pregnant, be careful. While you are concentrating on how your acne is responding to it, your male fetus may actually be developing feminine characteristics. As far as corticosteroids are concerned, there is no guarantee of success in treating your acne this way. You may even find that it is getting worse.</p>
<p>Faced with such critical issues, the best thing you can do is to seek the advice of your dermatologist and your doctor. Both should be able to help you find the best way out of your acne problem.</p>
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<link>http://freetrade1406.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/how-your-acne-problem-can-play-on-your-mind/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://freetrade1406.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/how-your-acne-problem-can-play-on-your-mind/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you have a problem with acne, you are naturally not going to be on top of the world, quite the op]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If you have a problem with acne, you are naturally not going to be on top of the world, quite the opposite, in fact. You are more likely to feel that your world has come to an end. That of course is going to extremes. Of course, you will be upset, but do remember that the more you allow your acne problem to drag you down, the worse you will feel.</p>
<p>Do not let acne drag you down. When you are suffering from acne, you are likely to feel depressed. This is particularly likely if you have a large circle of friends and an active social life. If you are a teenager, you are likely to feel it all the more acutely as you will be experiencing a number of other changes at the same time. </p>
<p>Do remember that you are probably in the same boat as most of your friends and try not to get carried away on a tide of depression. A positive mental attitude towards acne is all that&#8217;s needed to face acne</p>
<p>Does your acne make you feel awkward? If you are socially active, you may feel like withdrawing into yourself. Apart from anything else, you may feel embarrassed, especially if your problem is acute. If you have always had confidence in yourself, you may find that at a time like this, you are suddenly at sea. </p>
<p>You will certainly feel reluctant to go out in public with ease and may also feel uncomfortable interacting with the opposite sex, because your image of yourself has taken a beating. And all because of your acne. Learn not to get too perturbed with acne or take acne too seriously. You will discover that life with acne is not bad at all! </p>
<p>Acne problem? Not unusual. It would help to remember that there are thousands of people facing the same situation as you, many of them possibly far worse off, even if you do not think that is possible. Perhaps you should take the opportunity to confide in a sibling or a parent or even a close friend who you feel would understand the way you feel. Feeling that someone appreciates the way you feel is sure to make you feel better.</p>
<p>Be patient with your acne. Try to remind yourself that acne is one of the commonest skin conditions, so most people are acquainted with it and have come up against it in one form or another. The best thing that you can do for yourself is first to accept that you have an acne problem. Once you have come to terms with it, you can consider the treatment that would be most effective for you. Do not make the mistake of trying out bizarre remedies on the basis of hearsay in a state of desperation.</p>
<p>Relax and your acne can be controlled. Keep your head firmly on your shoulders and you will be in a much better position to deal with your acne. Remember you did not always have an acne problem and it will run its course eventually. But you should try to understand how your acne developed so that you can work towards curing it. For example, you should be aware that a greasy skin is at risk of breaking out with acne. </p>
<p>So if you think you are at risk from acne, you can take steps to improve the condition of your skin. That way you will look better and consequently, you will feel better. As you feel that you are making some progress, naturally your spirits will lift. Is that not a good way of tackling acne?</p>
<p>Clearing acne, give it time. At the same time, it is important to remember that you cannot expect a sudden transformation just because you have seen the beginnings of an improvement. It may be hard on you to have to be patient at such a time, but that is just the way it has to be. You can cheer yourself with the thought that the wait will ultimately be well worth the trouble. </p>
<p>Chin up! You can help to clear your acne. In the meantime, keep your spirits up and work towards your goal by following a healthy lifestyle. Do ensure that you eat the right foods, drink plenty of water and get enough exercise. It is also important to spend some time in the sun, get enough fresh air and sleep well. </p>
<p>If you can do all that, you are sure to feel the health benefits, and that by itself will make you feel so much better. Your nutritious diet will also help to restore your skin.</p>
<p>Pretty soon, you will realize that you are well on the way to recovery and ready to face your friends, family and the rest of the world with confidence once more. Funny what a few spots and acne can do to your state of mind!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Just for myself (Day 26 - 11.16.09)]]></title>
<link>http://heysenseless.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/just-for-myself-day-26-10-16-09/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Akemi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://heysenseless.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/just-for-myself-day-26-10-16-09/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. –Cyr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.<br />
–Cyril Connolly</p></blockquote>
<p>Here&#8217;s another good quote from <a href="http://jsemmel.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Janice Semmel</a>. I&#8217;ve heard this quote before, but Janice brought it to my attention once again <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Loving this quote because once again it reinforces my belief in being yourself and knowing yourself and not being influenced to a great degree by anyone else. When you start doing things for other people instead of yourself, you start to lose who you are in those action. When you&#8217;re making choices based on another person, how do you know what you truly want?</p>
<div id="attachment_280" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://heysenseless.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/photo0200.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-280" title="Photo0200" src="http://heysenseless.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/photo0200.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This is something I did one day just for myself. I love it and I&#39;m designing another one to get hopefully soon <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
<p>I don&#8217;t write this blog for anyone but myself. I don&#8217;t care how many views I get and I don&#8217;t care what you think of my opinions. I&#8217;m challenging myself to blog regularly to see if I can, and I like it &#8211; for the most part. Maybe not doing it everyday, but it gives me a goal to achieve. I think after I&#8217;m done with the 30 day quote one, I might start up one about pictures. Probably not 30 consecutive days, but 30 days total. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Sound like a good idea? I think so! haha.</p>
<p>Anyway, have a good night&#8230; or morning, or afternoon <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Questioooon: What&#8217;s something you like to do just for yourself? </span></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Forgive Yourself]]></title>
<link>http://sparksofwisdom.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/forgive-yourself/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>andyasamoah</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sparksofwisdom.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/forgive-yourself/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reconcile with yourself Whenever we sin, we offend three entities – the Almighty God, other people a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_38" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 122px"><a href="http://sparksofwisdom.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/forgiveyourself1.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-38" title="ForgiveYourself" src="http://sparksofwisdom.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/forgiveyourself1.jpg?w=112" alt="" width="112" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Reconcile with yourself</p></div>
<p>Whenever we sin, we offend three entities – the Almighty God, other people and ourselves. It is easy to know that we’ve offended God, because the Spirit of God convicts us. It is sometimes also easy to realise that we’ve offended other people because either we realise that they are directly victimised by what we’ve done or they react in ways that communicates to us that they are offended. In seeking forgiveness, therefore, we easily ask God for forgiveness and sometimes also apologise to other people.</p>
<p>We, however, usually fail to reconcile with ourselves. As a result even after the Almighty God and other people have forgiven us, we sometimes continue to wallow in abject guilt and self-pity resulting from our refusal to forgive ourselves. In such a circumstance, our zeal and strength to pursue success easily get affected.</p>
<p>In my life I have seen many lives wrecked and spiritual destinies shattered as people become so discouraged that they quit the race no matter how near they are to the prize.  Today, I take this opportunity to admonish you to reconcile with yourself no matter what you may have done. Remember always that when you reconcile with others; also reconcile with yourself.</p>
<p>If God permits, I will tackle the how in another piece. I bless you.</p>
<p>Shalom!<br />
Andy Atta-Asamoah</p>
<p>[Image: courtesy Julia Breckenreid]</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Pimple Popping Guide]]></title>
<link>http://webware1508.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/the-ultimate-pimple-popping-guide/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>webware1508</dc:creator>
<guid>http://webware1508.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/the-ultimate-pimple-popping-guide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all know you should try not to pop pimples. But why? And what do you do if you just can&#8217;t h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We all know you should try not to pop pimples. But why? And what do you do if you just can&#8217;t help yourself?</p>
<p>Well, firstly there are three very good reasons to restrain yourself and not pop&#8230;</p>
<p>1. You can cause damage to your skin </p>
<p>2. If the pus is not close enough to the surface, you can force it deeper into your skin. This will result in a big irritated cyst that will take much longer to go away. </p>
<p>3. Touching acne makes it last longer and creates more acne.</p>
<p>Acne areas tend to be inflammed, red, sore and swollen. The more you touch irritated skin, the more irritated it becomes. The more irritated and swollen the skin, the more liklihood of acne in the surrounding pores and the longer the current acne will take to clear.</p>
<p>When I talk about touching I am talking about anything at all touching the acne area. This includes;<br />
- Fingers and other skin <br />
- Clothing<br />
- Towels and wash cloths<br />
- Wash sponges<br />
- Application of cosmetics<br />
- Razors</p>
<p>Some of these are very hard to avoid however if you are aware of it, the less likely you are to irritate it and the less likely your acne is to continue.</p>
<p>So you&#8217;ve considered all of this, however the pimple is right on the end of your nose and it is so enormous you simply can&#8217;t help yourself and you have decided to pop it anyway. What next? </p>
<p>Well, there are some things you can do to limit damage.</p>
<p>- Wash your hands<br />
- Gently apply a warm facecloth or take a warm shower to soften the skin and open your pores<br />
- Cleanse as per The Acne Treatment Programme<br />
- Sterilise a needle by running it through a flame<br />
- Gently prick the tip of the pimple with the needle<br />
- Wrap a clean tissue around each index finger<br />
- Gently apply pressure to the sides of the pimple and ease out the pus. If the pus does not come out easily, stop, the pimple is not close enough to the surface of the skin to pop.<br />
- Stop once the pus is out and/or clear fluid comes out. Do not continue or the pore will bleed and this could cause scarring.</p>
<p>Never squeeze a cyst, pustule or papule. Squeezing these will result in further infection. Also, never squeeze a pimple if it looks like it is developing into a cystic lesion. See your doctor.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now]]></title>
<link>http://mymoodmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/joni-mitchell-both-sides-now/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dzys</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mymoodmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/joni-mitchell-both-sides-now/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feather canyons everywhere, I]]></description>
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Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air<br />
and feather canyons everywhere, I&#8217;ve looked at clouds that way.<br />
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.<br />
So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve looked at clouds from both sides now,<br />
from up and down, and still somehow<br />
it&#8217;s cloud illusions I recall.<br />
I really don&#8217;t know clouds at all.</p>
<p>Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel.<br />
As every fairy tale comes real; I&#8217;ve looked at love that way.<br />
But now it&#8217;s just another show. You leave &#8216;em laughing when you go<br />
and if you care, don&#8217;t let them know, don&#8217;t give yourself away.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve looked at love from both sides now,<br />
from give and take, and still somehow<br />
it&#8217;s love&#8217;s illusions that I recall.<br />
I really don&#8217;t know love at all.</p>
<p>Tears and fears and feeling proud to say &#8220;I love you&#8221; right out loud,<br />
dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I&#8217;ve looked at life that way.<br />
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say<br />
I&#8217;ve changed.<br />
But something&#8217;s lost, but something&#8217;s gained in living every day.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve looked at life from both sides now,<br />
from win and lose, and still somehow<br />
it&#8217;s life&#8217;s illusions I recall.<br />
I really don&#8217;t know life at all.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve looked at life from both sides now,<br />
from up and down, and still somehow<br />
it&#8217;s life&#8217;s illusions I recall.<br />
I really don&#8217;t know life at all.<br />
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<p>Joni Mitchell Links: <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell">Wikipedia</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.lastfm.de/music/Joni+Mitchell">Last.fm</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=DE&#38;hl=de&#38;v=tKQSlH-LLTQ">Youtube</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.lastfm.de/music/Joni+Mitchell/_/Both+Sides+Now?autostart">Last.fm Autostart</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[FurAffinity PhotoMeme Polarizes Users]]></title>
<link>http://tanuke.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/furaffinity-photomeme-polarizes-users/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>D.Dragon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tanuke.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/furaffinity-photomeme-polarizes-users/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t remember the last time I saw a meme become so widespread since Krystal couldn&#8217;t ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I can&#8217;t remember the last time I saw a meme become so widespread since Krystal couldn&#8217;t enjoy her sandwich in 2007. And it seems a lot of users HATE it.</p>
<p>Apparently &#8220;nobody wants to see their ugly mugs&#8221;</p>
<p>For those not familiar with the meme, you are asked to post a photo of yourself, as you are at the moment, without fixing your hair, changing your clothes, or anything else in preparation. Not only does it require very little thought to actually participate in it, you also get the worst possible representation of that person&#8217;s appearance.</p>
<p>Many users have criticized the meme for encouraging stalkers and eliminating anonymity. While the former is suspect, the latter certainly raises a point. In a fandom where you are encouraged, if not forced to create an identity that is quite different from yourself. It can be disheartening for many artists fans, and several artists actually prefer to take themselves out of the equation entirely, refusing to actually show any pictures of themselves in support of the anonymity.</p>
<p>Even Dragoneer himself has spoken up on the subject, requesting that users post memes to their scraps, as the pictures are quite decidedly NOT of furry content.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s your opinion?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung ad - A guide to taking better pictures... of yourself]]></title>
<link>http://berrinsun.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/samsung-ad/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>berrinsun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://berrinsun.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/samsung-ad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Samsung&#8217;s advertisement is quite popular on facebook, so you might have seen it. But I think t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drowning.]]></title>
<link>http://21dtl.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/drowning/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kdubdgaf</dc:creator>
<guid>http://21dtl.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/drowning/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When in doubt, drown yourself in love. No matter what, theres going to someone that loves you, wethe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>When in doubt, drown yourself in love. No matter what, theres going to someone that loves you, wether it be a friend, a spose, family, god or yourself. Love yourself. Surround yourself with people that love you. It&#8217;ll make you feel better. Even if its just going to the mall with your friends to buy food, do something.</p>
<p>Today I didn&#8217;t do much. I went to school they revealed a mural, it was nice. It was ahlaf day so I got out at 12:30 After that I went to my friends house, and then me and 3 of my friends went to eat .It was a good experience, I&#8217;m happy to have found friends that I and comfortable around, I&#8217;ve never had that. Through these people, that are genuinely happy to be my friends, I am able to realize my self worth because I don&#8217;t have to be worried about what people think of me. This for me, offers solace and I am finally comfortable in my own skin, to some degree at least.  Because I&#8217;m not distracted by pleasing other I am realizing things about myself that I didn&#8217;t know before. I realize that I really do get upset when I am not able to reach my fullest potential, I get happy when I see my friends and family smile,  and I love myself. I found something to do with my time, I&#8217;m going to volunteer at the Salvation Army, hopefully that will keep me busy, and my mind off of things. Tonight, I am going to go a football game, those are always fun, maybe I&#8217;ll meet new people. I like people. I can just drown into the people, disappear into the crowd, be another person, feel like another person, not an alien&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Thank God.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Believe in Yourself]]></title>
<link>http://lidram.com/2009/11/13/believe-in-yourself/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lidram</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lidram.com/2009/11/13/believe-in-yourself/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t believe in yourself, who will?]]></description>
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<p>who will?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Friend's Girlfriend]]></title>
<link>http://shoutbehaveyourself.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/a-friends-girlfriend/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>shoutbehaveyourself</dc:creator>
<guid>http://shoutbehaveyourself.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/a-friends-girlfriend/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hello, Hi, How you doin? you alright yeah?&#8230; well i suppose i can&#8217;t really hear or see yo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hello, Hi, How you doin?<br />
you alright yeah?&#8230; well i suppose i can&#8217;t really hear or see you but comments are appreciated. Anyway&#8230;</p>
<p>For my first project I have thought of an idea, which should help me create a piece of work that is very user friendly and rather exciting to use. Let the story begin&#8230;</p>
<p>My idea is to have two close friends. Ashley and Derek. Ashley decides to bring home his new girlfriend who he has been with for a week now to meet Derek. Derek is rather big built, muscly and tends to show that at almost any opportunity he gets. Anyway&#8230;</p>
<p>Ashley brings his girlfriend to meet Derek and for whatever reason Derek has his top off. He claims to have been &#8220;working out.&#8221; They all greet each other with a &#8220;hi&#8221; and a &#8220;how are you?&#8221;. Derek doesn&#8217;t seem to take an interest in Ashleys girlfriend, however, the moment Ashley decides to go get something to eat and allows Derek and his girlfriend to get to know each other, Derek pounces.</p>
<p>He begins a flirty conversation with Ashleys girlfriend and asks if she wants to feel on his chest and biceps&#8230; SHOULD SHE SAY YES OR NO will be the first options for the audience. Route 1 = Yes. Route = No</p>
<p>Route 1.<br />
If she says yes the story will continue on to Ashley getting back with his food thinking nothing of it and believing they got along rather well. Now what Ashleys girlfriend doesn&#8217;t realise is that Derek is a bate to see if the girls Ashley goes for are faithful and worthy. Ashley knows exactly what&#8217;s going on and what Derek&#8217;s done. (The code which no one including the audience knows nothing about is thumbs up or thumbs down, which indicates whether the girl is any good. The audience will be familiarised by the end of story)</p>
<p>Route 2.<br />
She says no to him and starts to make him feel bad by asking questions like why are you doing this? He&#8217;s meant to be your best friend etc, however it is not Dereks duty to break it down to the girl why he does what he does. Ashley gets back with his food. The next option the audience has is whether Ashleys girlfriend should tell him or let him off and just get on with the the relationship. Route 1. = Yes. Route 2 = No.</p>
<p>Route 1.<br />
Ashley&#8217;s girlfriend doesn&#8217;t waste any time and lets Ashley know what antics Derek has been up to and explains that she isn&#8217;t try to split their friendship but what he done was inappropiate. Ashley takes in what his girlfriend says but explains that it was all a set up and this was the way he used to find out what his ex girlfriends were like. Tells her he just wanted to relive some memories.</p>
<p>Route 2.<br />
They all converse as if nothing is wrong. Ashleys girlfriends does come across slightly odd with Derek but doesn&#8217;t let it show too much as she doesn&#8217;t want Ashley thinking she and Derek can not get on with each other. Ashley and his girlfriend leave to go home and she just forgets what happened and says bye to Derek normally.</p>
<p>Its time for Ashley and his girlfirend to leave. They get to the bus stop. SHOULD ASHLEY CONFRONT HIS GIRLFRIEND or SHOULD ASHLEYS GIRLFRIEND TELL HIM AND PRETEND LIKE SHE NEVER ENJOYED FEELING DEREK? Route 1 = ASHLEY CONFRONTING. Route 2 = GIRLFRIEND LIES</p>
<p>Route 1.<br />
Ashley interupts his girlfriend before route 2 occurs. The option speaks for itself. Ashley confronts her and tells her he knows what she&#8217;s done and says it isn&#8217;t wise for them to continue their relationship. He walks off without giving her a chance to explain and she&#8217;s left there with a sour face.</p>
<p>Route 2.<br />
Ashley&#8217;s girlfriend interupts him before route 1 occurs. She begins to tell him about how Derek told her to feel on his chest and his biceps and how she rejected him and told him that there&#8217;s something special between her and Ashley. Ashley laughs, tells her not to contact him any more and walks away.</p>
<p>Hope you&#8217;ve been able to understand my story. It is rather confusing and people who have read it so far did find it a bit confusing.</p>
<p>Enjoy</p>
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