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		<title>On Built-in Meanings &amp; Change</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/wisdom/reflections/on-built-in-meanings-change</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/wisdom/reflections/on-built-in-meanings-change#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi again!
Here are a few thoughts for you to consider today:
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The more the old systems reveal their inadequacies the more people will believe change is needed. Every thing that happens is an opportunity. Everything is neural, if you define it as positive you get a positive effect.
NOTHING has a built-in meaning.
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love,
Ethan
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		<title>Dump Your Water If You Want To Go In &amp; Then Buy Water From Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/crazy-world/dump-your-water-if-you-want-to-go-in-then-buy-water-from-me</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/crazy-world/dump-your-water-if-you-want-to-go-in-then-buy-water-from-me#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to the Basilica Block Party yesterday. If you know me then you know I am not big on parties, concerts, loud music, etc.. I was invited to go so I went. People were much better well behaved than I expected, I think Minnesotans are generally nice and polite and this contributed to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Blind Spot Documentary By Adolfo Doring</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-the-change/be-environmentally-friendly/the-blind-spot-documentary-by-adolfo-doring</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-the-change/be-environmentally-friendly/the-blind-spot-documentary-by-adolfo-doring#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Be Environmentally Friendly]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blind Spot is a documentary film directed by Adolfo Doring that discusses peak oil and our dependence on fossil fuels.  This is a link to its official website.  The website describes it thus:
Blind Spot is a documentary film that illustrates the  current oil and energy crisis that our world is facing. Whatever  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Am Boycotting Arizona</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-the-change/be-socially-responsible/i-am-boycotting-arizona</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my message to Arizonans,
With a spirit of love and concern, I write this letter hoping that you&#8217;d consider these viewpoints:
These &#8216;aliens&#8217; are human beings equal in humanity to you.
These &#8216;aliens&#8217; pay taxes, many do, yet they will never collect social security benefits.
These &#8216;aliens&#8217; wash your cars, mow your lawns, pick your food in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Deserves Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-healthy/everybody-deserves-health-care</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-healthy/everybody-deserves-health-care#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Be Healthy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because everybody deserves health care, here are some websites that may help you find health insurance if you don&#8217;t have it now:

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR)
http://www.copays.org
Health insurance search
http://www.ehealthinsurance.com

The          Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE)
http://www.coverageforall.org
Coverage for all through education

States with insurance pools for high-risk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valentines Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/resources-products-books/happy-valentines-day</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>angela englund, cmt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings and salutations!
the following is a message that I feel is very worthy of sharing with those of us who are seeking wholeness, especially on this day many call &#8220;valentines day&#8221;.  This message was sent out yesterday from the founder and leader of Young Living brand essential oils.  if you don&#8217;t know who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop The Toxic Sulfide Metal Mine in Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/be-the-change/be-environmentally-friendly/stop-the-toxic-sulfide-metal-mine-in-minnesota</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received this email and am sharing it here with you.  Please consider taking action now! 


Subject: HELP, please: Comment by FEBRUARY 3 on PolyMet&#8217;s Draft EIS &#8211; first proposed toxic copper mine
My dear friend of Minnesota&#8217;s environment and public health,
Can you take just a couple minutes to help save Minnesota lakes, rivers, streams, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elders Speak &#8211; Listen to Native American Prophecy</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/religions-atheism/elders-speak-listen-to-native-american-prophecy</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/religions-atheism/elders-speak-listen-to-native-american-prophecy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very valuable &#8211; must watch:






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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is sad how people experience stress during the holidays, but things don&#8217;t have to be this way!
The shopping, driving, mailing out greeting cards, going to the post office, budgeting, traveling and seeing relatives. Sounds familiar?
I want to tell you now, that you can change this. You do not have to be stressed. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Holiday Season, Give The Gift Of Microfinance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Rather than buying gifts, packaged in boxes, wrapping them &#38; mailing them out (think of the carbon and waste produced as a result), how about giving the gift of hope and opportunity to people via micro-finance or micro-credit?
This season, you can help others find hope and start businesses in the US or around the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winona LaDuke – Added to Seeking Wholeness&#8217;s &#8220;Best Of&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/wellness/environmental/winona-laduke-%e2%80%93-added-to-seeking-wholenesss-best-of</link>
		<comments>http://www.seekingwholeness.com/wellness/environmental/winona-laduke-%e2%80%93-added-to-seeking-wholenesss-best-of#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winona LaDuke, is an Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg and is the mother of three children. Winona is the Program Director of Honor the Earth and Founding Director of White Earth Land Recovery Project.
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		<title>73% of Doctors Want a Public Option</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have doubts about where doctors stand on the public option, this recent survey of doctors should help. 
New England Journal of Medicine: 73% support a public option
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NPR: 
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		<title>Animation Video Explaining Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Z.</dc:creator>
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