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		<title>A Word&#8217;s Worth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[He's Just Not That Into You]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maybe I'm just not that into him!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess I was out sick that day in kindergarten when they taught the whole, &#8220;actions speak louder than words,&#8221; lesson because throughout my whole life I have grappled with&#8211;and have been burned by&#8211;the difference that exists between peoples&#8217; words and their actions. Maybe it is because I am a writer and a poet that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Says Washing Dishes Has to be an Ugly Affair?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dating & Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor & Amusements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautiful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I always liked the idea of a window right over the kitchen sink.  There is something whimsical about being able to feel the breeze on a balmy spring day as you&#8217;re filling a pitcher of quenching water; something calming about watching the trees bend and sway in the wind as you clip stems to fill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Somethin&#8217; Women Love about a Pick-up Man&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pick-up trucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proposal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the one watering eye and the opposite watering nostril I decided to get myself up today and go for a walk to mail some letters.  I wasn&#8217;t sure if the mailperson had yet come today but I didn&#8217;t care, it was a beautiful, crystal clear, fall day and I needed to &#8220;blow the stink [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demystifying Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating & Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junk drawer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive communication skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I have embarked on and continued along this journey of becoming a mental health professional, I have heard such varying misconceptions of what I and my colleagues do. Many people wonder how&#8211;being &#8220;so young and single&#8221;&#8211;I could possibly help older adults, couples, parents, etc with their problems.  I think it is interesting that most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Women: A Guide for Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[being who you are]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I shared with you my hopefully helpful hints for men.  Today, I will share my ideas for how strong women can help themselves and the men the love grow to a deeper understanding and appreciation of one another. Dear Strong Women, Myth busting:  You are not destined for a life of permanent singleness!  While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Women: A Guide for Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a strong woman.  I can carry, push, haul and schlep stuff with the best of &#8216;em;  I can support myself financially;  I have a sense of who I am, where I came from, what I like,  where I hope to go; and I can hoist myself up by my bootstraps when the going gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Without You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating & Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on being single]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[where is my love? he's missing out]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[these days life is less without you music my song dancing is less without you my days my thoughts my laughter is less without you my dreams my poetry is less without you hundreds of moments go unshared unknown without you my joy and my sorrow is less I look for you in the faces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Because Silence Lets Violence Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[I will not keep this secret]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may or may not know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  DV, while not often talked about, is one of the most prevalent forms of violence.  In various settings I have recently inquired about the number of people who have been directly affected in some way by DV and overwhelmingly there was 99% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>He&#8217;s [still] Just Not That Into You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chuztpah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[He's Just Not That Into You]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thisfrontporch.com/?p=1045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the school of life I&#8217;d comfortably say that I&#8217;m doing well in most subjects: literature&#8211;I love to read and I&#8217;m continually honing my writing skills; art&#8211;trying my hand at more sketches, dappling in photography; music&#8211;rockin&#8217; it; math&#8211;I can double or half a recipe like nobody&#8217;s business; science&#8211;I understand which ingredients are required for proper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Proposal #24</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s true, I received another proposal for marriage today.  Now I can&#8217;t be sure if this is actually #24 or not, but there have been quite a few over the years.  Many of them have been amusing and today&#8217;s was no exception.  In fact, today&#8217;s proposal takes the cake! I led an orientation class [...]]]></description>
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