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		<title>Does One Small Voice Really Matter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at a disturbing dinner table conversation with a group of young people the other day. (â€œYoung,â€ in this case, meaning 20â€™s through 30â€™s.) The topic came up of whether one personâ€™s voice speaking out was of any value. And the shocking consensus of the young people at that table was a resounding â€œno!â€
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes There is No Silver Lining</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/07/28/sometimes-there-is-no-silver-lining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once asked a pessimist friend of mine why he persisted in expecting the worst of every situation. He responded with a variation of an old proverb: &#8220;They told me to cheer up; things could get worse! So I cheered up. And they were right, things got worse!&#8221;
I have to admit he touched upon the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Every Action Produces a Reaction</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/07/24/every-action-produces-a-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people accept that there is room for improvement in their lives and their behavior. Nobody&#8217;s life is perfect, and every unpleasant feeling or uncomfortable situation is a motivation for change. Why then do we often find it difficult to change?
Everybody who has tried to break a habit like smoking or chewing their fingernails knows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Help?</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/07/02/need-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the ironies of life is that when we most need help, it&#8217;s often hard to know where to go to get it! As a psychologist, I am often faced with clients who are afraid to tell anyone that they are getting professional help. It&#8217;s a variation of the belief that &#8216;anyone who goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Family Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/06/28/the-family-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summertime is the season for family vacations, family cookouts, family reunions, and visiting relatives. Whew! That&#8217;s a lot of family.
It can seem like visiting a well-planned flower garden, or a fearsome jungle filled with quicksand. I know people who look forward to the chance to renew family ties, and people who dread the very thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Been Less Than Perfect Today?</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/06/05/have-you-been-less-than-perfect-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have You Been Less Than Perfect Today?
A lot of readers found a chord touched by the book excerpt on Self-Fulfilling Prophecies (SFP). But I wrote that book from the perspective of a manager working with other people. Being a business manual, it was focused on the Other rather than the Self. It&#8217;s important to look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing Out of That Barrel</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/06/01/climbing-out-of-that-barrel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you&#8217;re exceptionally lucky, you know what it&#8217;s like when the proverbial bottom falls out of things. It&#8217;s such an epidemic that we have lots of words to describe it: the pits, the dumps, so far down it feels like up, on our knees, flat on our back. Okay, okay, you get the picture, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen and The Art of Money Management</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/03/07/zen-and-the-art-of-money-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/03/07/zen-and-the-art-of-money-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Books on approaching sports, motorcycle repair, and job hunting with a Zen attitude were very popular for a while. I think it&#8217;s time I provided some guidelines for approaching money the same way!
You see, Zen is really an attitude towards life. It encourages people to be natural and spontaneous, yet controlled. It is a creed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Daily Chaos</title>
		<link>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/02/25/dealing-with-daily-chaos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drmadelinedaniels.com/2007/02/25/dealing-with-daily-chaos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hear a lot from people who feel overwhelmed by the chaos they have to deal with each day. And I do understand. All of us can relate to feeling like there are too many things on our plate.
People tend to daydream about a better life. But with a busy schedule, they keep their dreams [...]]]></description>
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