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	<title>julianne wells</title>
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		<title>as i chat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[as i chat with those like me
i find this
there are a lot of different opinions on love
for some, a maze
for another, enjoyable way to comprehend a bond
for another, madness
for another, lovers are a dime a dozen
if you fear results,
take but one or two lovers
study what you selected.
some of you must think i&#8217;m horrible, wrong, awful
but  [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>as i chat with those like me<br />
i find this</p>
<p>there are a lot of different opinions on love</p>
<p>for some, a maze<br />
for another, enjoyable way to comprehend a bond<br />
for another, madness<br />
for another, lovers are a dime a dozen</p>
<p>if you fear results,<br />
take but one or two lovers<br />
study what you selected.</p>
<p>some of you must think i&#8217;m horrible, wrong, awful<br />
but  am i right?</p>
<p>it is dangerous<br />
it has very little mass appeal<br />
madness will follow slowly<br />
exactly how is this supposed to work?</p>
<p>it grew into a wilderness<br />
into something even bigger.</p>
<p>i found</p>
<p>you should not use love to be worth less than what it is<br />
it&#8217;s the calm before the storm<br />
it&#8217;s pretty unbelievable</p>
<p>so where do you begin with love?</p>


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		<title>love rarely matters</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/love-rarely-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[poems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cynical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[love rarely matters
when it is put alongside
the matter at hand.
life is smooth,
life is rough
life&#8217;s right in front of you.
this would be a great idea
for desire.
if they do know they can do it
then they are only on fire
for the other involved party
but they are never loved.
i am in favor of love
that was very imaginable for me.
it [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>love rarely matters<br />
when it is put alongside<br />
the matter at hand.</p>
<p>life is smooth,<br />
life is rough<br />
life&#8217;s right in front of you.</p>
<p>this would be a great idea<br />
for desire.<br />
if they do know they can do it</p>
<p>then they are only on fire<br />
for the other involved party<br />
but they are never loved.</p>
<p>i am in favor of love<br />
that was very imaginable for me.<br />
it far surpasses anything else on the market.</p>
<p>i may become even more cynical.<br />
sometimes whisper is combined<br />
but i&#8217;ve been rather passionate about it.</p>
<p>make sure that you<br />
leave yourself plenty of time.<br />
it is set to program your mind.</p>
<p>there are those who must<br />
wage war on an embrace.<br />
forget that for the moment.</p>
<p>i have to look cheerful.<br />
it is enjoyable.<br />
but yet dangerous.</p>
<p>there is a system in place<br />
for the tender hearted.<br />
maybe you find that dreadful.</p>
<p>something else is required.<br />
love can give you a distinct advantage.<br />
she is a charming beauty.</p>
<p>that is your chance to have a say<br />
in the direction of a friend.<br />
the greatest benefits of love is in this</p>


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		<title>vase of red</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i was given a vase of red
that holds a flower
a symbol
but of what?
is it a token
is it a payment
is it a chain
is it what I choose
or what the giver chooses for me?
i sense a trap
a snare
ready to be sprung
leaving my heart bleeding again
i must be calm
escape the trap
hide the vase away
along with my heart


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i was given a vase of red<br />
that holds a flower<br />
a symbol<br />
but of what?</p>
<p>is it a token<br />
is it a payment<br />
is it a chain<br />
is it what I choose<br />
or what the giver chooses for me?</p>
<p>i sense a trap<br />
a snare<br />
ready to be sprung<br />
leaving my heart bleeding again</p>
<p>i must be calm<br />
escape the trap<br />
hide the vase away<br />
along with my heart</p>


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		<title>lesser love</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/lesser-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[envy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i hear of a great magnificent love
that a friend has found
how can i have joy
over her fortunate circumstance?
i remember, i imagine
i know what such a love
can create.
i am envious
but i must learn to enjoy my lesser loves
it is this that i must experience fully
in my life, the lesser loves
become the more real,
more of who i [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i hear of a great magnificent love<br />
that a friend has found<br />
how can i have joy<br />
over her fortunate circumstance?</p>
<p>i remember, i imagine<br />
i know what such a love<br />
can create.</p>
<p>i am envious</p>
<p>but i must learn to enjoy my lesser loves<br />
it is this that i must experience fully</p>
<p>in my life, the lesser loves<br />
become the more real,<br />
more of who i am.<br />
thus i have love and<br />
i am not deprived<br />
but rich with love.</p>


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		<title>alicia keys at def poetry jam</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/alicia-keys-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i like this poem by alicia keys that she did at def poetry jam called p.o.w. watch it and let me know what you think of this poem.



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i like this poem by alicia keys that she did at def poetry jam called p.o.w. watch it and let me know what you think of this poem.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZLk_Q3Cq2Ns&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZLk_Q3Cq2Ns&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>


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		<title>a kiss will do your karma good</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/a-kiss-will-do-your-karma-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[where are we are  going?
what are we going to do?
is this a search?
have we found it?
i enjoy the spirit of love,
but have qualms regarding this.
will he ever get this right?
will I?
a kiss will do your karma good
i think.
but&#8230;
how do I come up with something like a bond?
this was a critical decision.
thus, I&#8217;m at the [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>where are we are  going?<br />
what are we going to do?<br />
is this a search?<br />
have we found it?</p>
<p>i enjoy the spirit of love,<br />
but have qualms regarding this.<br />
will he ever get this right?<br />
will I?</p>
<p>a kiss will do your karma good<br />
i think.<br />
but&#8230;<br />
how do I come up with something like a bond?</p>
<p>this was a critical decision.<br />
thus, I&#8217;m at the mercy of those mentioned herein.<br />
is there is another  alternative?<br />
i should like to take a less  confused approach</p>
<p>it may not be best to act like a lady<br />
but to  give them what they need.<br />
that was a knee jerk reaction.<br />
why not just escape this maze?</p>
<p>so, you want a wilderness?<br />
well, like they say, &#8220;half a loaf is better than none.&#8221;<br />
but is a half a love better than none?<br />
i leave it to chance</p>
<p>depressed I may be<br />
but the best thoughts will bring<br />
this matter to go with glee.<br />
that&#8217;s a  hallmark of a good love.</p>


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		<title>self esteem</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/self-esteem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self esteem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[once self esteem is achieved a woman will gain a sense of personal validation and experience joy.  the flipside is that a woman with low self esteem does not feel good about herself. this is because she absorbed so much negative energy from bad relationships and culture in general. why does this happen?
the sad fact [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>once self esteem is achieved a woman will gain a sense of personal validation and experience joy.  the flipside is that a woman with low self esteem does not feel good about herself. this is because she absorbed so much negative energy from bad relationships and culture in general. why does this happen?</p>
<p>the sad fact is that themes like youth, thinness and beauty that permeate our society doom many women to having low self esteem. this starts about age 12 for most women when our appearance becomes paramount. we are required it seems to join the beauty treadmill. we become diet fanatics. we buy cosmetics. in the end we end up not feeling good about ourselves. what can we do to break this cycle and improve our self esteem?</p>
<p>here is an easy way to begin. each day plan to do just one thing that improves your self esteem. it can be something physical, intellectual, emotional or spiritual. it can be a simple task. but just taking the time to do it can make a lot of difference in your state of mind and build your self esteem.</p>
<p>remember little things will add up over time. the little thing build and build until you develop your self esteem. don&#8217;t worry, it will come with time. don&#8217;t give up because the results will be worth it in the end.</p>


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		<title>using your emotions for self improvement</title>
		<link>http://juliannewells.com/using-your-emotions-for-self-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[our emotions dominate our actions although many people see showing your  emotions as a weakness. because mainstream society seems emotions in this  negative light people will find themselves suppressing their emotions, much to  the detriment of their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
to begin to improve yourself you must practice using your emotions, even [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>our emotions dominate our actions although many people see showing your  emotions as a weakness. because mainstream society seems emotions in this  negative light people will find themselves suppressing their emotions, much to  the detriment of their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.</p>
<p>to begin to improve yourself you must practice using your emotions, even  negative ones, to positive effect. you must avoid placing negative emotions  ahead of your positive energy. you do not wish for a negative experience to ruin  any chance for emotional joy during your day. how might you face this complex  problem?</p>
<p>you may deal with the negative by finding a safe, joyful, place to rest your  emotions upon. find this happy place and relax your mind upon its soft pillow of  warm thoughts. understand that the negative emotion is part of you that you can  balance with a positive emotion. the yin and yang create a balance that can  leave you relaxed and unstressed.</p>
<p>the positive location for your thoughts can be a physical place or simply a  metal state you find. you must remember that there is always a balance so you  will need to use your enhanced emotional energy from the positive to encounter  the overwhelming negative emotions that you may have been feeling from before.  this small escape can allow you to cope more easily with the trials of everyday  life.</p>


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		<title>personal meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[there are moments in your life that when you desire something you could not depend upon anyone else&#8217;s advice. you do not want to be influenced by their advice even if their advice is well intentioned. by not soliciting their advice you may keep a friend because you will not blame them, consciously or subconsciously, [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>there are moments in your life that when you desire something you could not depend upon anyone else&#8217;s advice. you do not want to be influenced by their advice even if their advice is well intentioned. by not soliciting their advice you may keep a friend because you will not blame them, consciously or subconsciously, for a failure. so how can you find the best solution to your problem by yourself? my method is to use meditation.</p>
<p>perhaps you are wondering how to meditate so that you may get the results you desire from your meditation session. you must know that answers are not always simple or complete but using meditation can be of great help in finding the answers you seek. you must first enter into meditation with the understanding that it is not a magic solution to your problems but a gateway to improving your self and clearing your mind.</p>
<p>to meditate effectively you must first remove any source of distraction. if you do not remove the distractions you will find yourself unable to adequately analyze your thoughts and feels. you should turn off the tv, phone or anything else that will distract your mind.</p>
<p>next you will want to begin your meditation session by asking yourself a series of questions that will help you determine the direction you want to take. these should be high level questions that gradually narrow down toward a solution. if a certain decision or question is the primary one you are worried about just allow all of your questions to be related to that single decision point. you must concentrate and be sincere in your meditation.</p>
<p>write down the answers you arrive at during your meditation session. take some time to relax and go over the answers you have arrived at during your session. write down the ones you think will be most helpful to you and post them on your wall where you will see them all the time.</p>
<p>these simple steps will help you improve your life.</p>


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		<title>Making Concessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i have to make concessions
but the idea is making me jumpy.
he says,
&#8220;it is beyond your wildest dreams.&#8221;
well, i&#8217;m still having some trouble with that.
but when will we learn?
why do we fall into  this trap?
well, you never know.
he says,
&#8220;it is so  awesome this thing we have&#8221;
well, it&#8217;s significant to have goals.
we ought to establish [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have to make concessions<br />
but the idea is making me jumpy.</p>
<p>he says,<br />
&#8220;it is beyond your wildest dreams.&#8221;<br />
well, i&#8217;m still having some trouble with that.<br />
but when will we learn?</p>
<p>why do we fall into  this trap?<br />
well, you never know.</p>
<p>he says,<br />
&#8220;it is so  awesome this thing we have&#8221;<br />
well, it&#8217;s significant to have goals.<br />
we ought to establish a relationship.</p>
<p>you just have to sit down and do this.<br />
there&#8217;s a lot at stake</p>
<p>he says,<br />
&#8220;that doesn&#8217;t play a part. i need more time.&#8221;<br />
well, it&#8217;s a qualified choice.<br />
my love is a valuable commodity.</p>
<p>i say,<br />
&#8220;you may not as of now know the things that i know.<br />
you think you should buy love on  impulse.<br />
sorry, but i won&#8217;t make that concession.&#8221;</p>


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