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	<title>The sequel to me... &#187; life</title>
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		<title>Abandoned&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2009/06/24/abandoned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm the winner of cards I can't play.....]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t stop&#8230;.thinking&#8230;.about her&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2009/06/20/cant-stop-thinking-about-her/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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You&#8217;ve worn me down to the ground.
I just can&#8217;t stop thinking&#8230;.about you.
=] Forever.
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		<title>Five Lessons About How To Treat People</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2009/04/16/five-lessons-about-how-to-treat-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8211; Author Unknown

 1. First Important Lesson &#8211; &#8220;Know The Cleaning Lady&#8221;
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: &#8220;What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?&#8221;
Surely this was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s no way to write it&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/11/21/theres-no-way-to-write-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/11/21/theres-no-way-to-write-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[engaged]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forever]]></category>
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There&#8217;s no way to write it&#8230;
There&#8217;s no way to write it down.
I&#8217;m the happiest I&#8217;ve ever been in my life. Everyone keeps asking me, &#8220;so soon?&#8221; The only reply I can seem to give is a reassurance that when you find the right person, it hits you like a brick in the face. I&#8217;ve never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It was like jumping into the sky&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/07/11/it-was-like-jumping-into-the-sky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/07/11/it-was-like-jumping-into-the-sky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[white ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Press play and  listen to this in the background as you read this.









I sometimes call your name.
Not knowing who you are.
These doubts are what hold me back.
Hold me from me, and I hope you can see.
How heavy are these words?
They&#8217;re heavier than air
that rushes past your face
as you swiftly turn to walk away again.
How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not sorry I met you&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/07/03/im-not-sorry-i-met-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/07/03/im-not-sorry-i-met-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[delicate]]></category>
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 God that was strange to see you again 
Introduced by a friend of a friend  
Smiled and said &#8216;yes I think we&#8217;ve met before&#8217;  
In that instant it started to pour, 
Captured a taxi despite all the rain 
We drove in silence across point champlain  
And all of the time you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All I need&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/05/19/all-i-need/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/05/19/all-i-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 03:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[breathe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[enjoy life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I close my eyes right now&#8230;
I don&#8217;t know where my heart is.
Can I even find it?
Did I trade for something?
Did I give it away just so I wouldn&#8217;t have it?
Sometimes I think it&#8217;s easier to live life without such a deep heart. Something less profound than the usual melodramatic caring.
Bless my soul, it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want it back&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/05/04/i-want-it-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 06:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[red ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destiny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I  am at a loss for words because my mind full of memories is taking every ounce of energy to conjure them up that no words can be produced. I scream from the bottom of my lungs, but nothing comes out. I scream for the strength to scream louder. For the moment of silent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I doing what I really want to do?</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/04/27/am-i-doing-what-i-really-want-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/04/27/am-i-doing-what-i-really-want-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another entry inspired by the 75 questions to ask yourself.
Am I really doing what I want to do?  Of course not. Like anyone else, I&#8217;d like to have tons of money, bills paid, sipping fruity drinks with umbrellas in them on a hot sandy beach somewhere tropical. But also like most other people, I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What am I grateful for?</title>
		<link>http://www.joelsmith.name/2008/04/26/what-am-i-grateful-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grateful]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never really went into depth on this topic. I mean, of course I&#8217;m grateful for my family, friends, and so forth, but when it comes down to specifics&#8230; Let&#8217;s see how this goes.
Life


I am grateful for life. That is so vague that it doesn&#8217;t count. In life, we have many instances where we get [...]]]></description>
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