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		<title>A little bit at a time</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2010/04/14/a-little-bit-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step&#8221; Sometimes &#8211; much of the time &#8211; we think we have to get it all done right now. Organize everything. Lose a billion pounds, eat only greens, cut out sugar forever. Meditate for an hour, 3 times a day, forever. Find enlightentment by midnight (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year’s resolutions? Forget that. Change how you feel</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2009/12/31/new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions-forget-that-change-how-you-feel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a mountain of unfinished resolutions behind me. Luckily, I’ve let that disappointment go and simply accepted that they just can’t all get done. Some were too big. Others, too boring. Others, well…everyone is lazy sometimes. Maybe, there just wasn’t enough momentum behind the resolution. Not enough caring. Not enough personal desire to change. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything&#8217;s amazing, nobody&#8217;s happy</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2009/02/15/everythings-amazing-nobodys-happy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happiness is as easy as a little gratitude. Check out this hilarious excerpt from Conan O&#8217;Brien. You&#8217;ll laugh, you&#8217;ll cry, you&#8217;ll think about it&#8230; This video came from Usually Barefoot Meg &#8211; lots of comments to peruse there as well. For more information on this comedian, check out the wiki for Louis CK.]]></description>
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		<title>I was dead, then alive &#8211; Rumi</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2009/01/11/i-was-dead-then-alive-rumi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the evening star. He said, ‘You’re not mad enough. You don’t belong in this house.’ I went wild and had to be tied up. He said, ‘Still not wild enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s manifestations: Intention vs. attention</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2009/01/02/new-year-manifestations-intention-vs-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2009/01/02/new-year-manifestations-intention-vs-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being in the Moment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever found yourself in a situation where you desperately wanted something far out of reach? A better body. An answer from God. Your relationship to mend. A happier life.   You want it so badly that all you can think about is having it. Everything else falls to the side – including your joy – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t wait for joy</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/10/16/dont-wait-for-the-present/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/10/16/dont-wait-for-the-present/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea that peace is conditional, depending on certain needs being met &#8211; being loved and appreciated, financially secure, well rested, having good work &#8211; is eventually replaced by the realization that the moment you&#8217;re experiencing right now is the only one, and it can&#8217;t be changed. - Joan Borysenko Joy, peace, love. Everything we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transformation art: Finding your joy</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/07/06/transformation-art-finding-your-joy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/07/06/transformation-art-finding-your-joy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was featured in The Coloradoan, a Northern Colorado newspaper. The weekly column, penned by Jan Waterman, offers thoughts and perspectives designed to explore our spiritual selves. Her questions helped me to rearticulate what I am trying to accomplish in my practice &#8211; and what I hope all of you can discover &#8211; joyful, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning pages: A daily creative jump start</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/16/morning-pages-a-daily-creative-jump-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/16/morning-pages-a-daily-creative-jump-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite morning rituals&#8230;one that I have been doing on and off for over 10 years: Morning Pages.   I found it in Julia Cameron&#8217;s The Artist&#8217;s Way, and I know she&#8217;s talked about it in many of her other books. Googling &#8220;morning pages&#8221; gets all kinds of great results too, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today is an Adventure</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/13/today-is-an-adventure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/13/today-is-an-adventure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[being in the moment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.invokemagic.com/?p=33</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That’s the first reminder that comes up on my PDA everyday. It hits somewhere between rolling out of bed and figuring out breakfast. By that time, my mind has made several attempts to plan my day. Most times, it has informed me that not everything I want to get done will get done, and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday ecstasy: Making love with life</title>
		<link>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/05/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.invokemagic.com/2008/05/05/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I worked in the garden. The crisp morning air still carried the hint of yesterday’s Spring snow, and last year’s dead growth was saturated with the melt. The sun warmed my cheeks against the chill, and even after an hour of work, I remained in the comfortable softness of my light blue hoodie. [...]]]></description>
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