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		<title>Happy New Year!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know what they say:  New year, new beginning!  Out with the old and in with the new: new attitude, new good habits, new relationships, new experiences.  It's time to reassess the things that happened last year and make a plan for what you want to happen in the new year.  It's time to move forward!

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		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/personal-development/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Ode to Aging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My face wasn't this chubby.  The sides of my face were not as shaded as they are now.  My eyesight hasn't been great since the 2nd grade, but every prescription gets stronger.  My hearing isn't as sharp as it used to be.  My feet are bigger and wider.  When in the hell did hair start growing over my top lip and under my chin?  The Girls are singing, "Swing low, sweet chariot..."  Losing weight is not as easy as it used to be.  But you know what?  I am becoming okay with that.  These are simply my observations, not complaints.  

I tell you this, because when you're young, you don't think about how your body will change.  You don't appreciate your body at all.  You pick, prod, poke, and complain.  You stand in the mirror hating the way it looks and wishing it was more like *insert celebrity's name here*.  You spend your time hiding your body, not realizing that one day it will be different...]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/personal-development/ode-to-aging/</link>
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		<title>The Whales Are Out Tonight! (No Shade)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That post pissed me off.  It wasn't because I took it personally, but because he was content to take money from the "whales" and then talk like that about them.  I wanted to make a point and let him and others know that this was not ok to do, as an entrepreneur especially.  However, in the back of my mind, I was thinking about how I didn't want to make waves.  That old nagging feeling implored me to shrug it off and keep what I really thought to myself. 
 
Nonsense!!  I am not the same person that I was years ago.  I'm not one to go along to get along anymore.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/personal-development/the-whales-are-out-tonight-no-shade/</link>
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		<title>How a Drive By Changed My Life &#8211; Conclusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I knew that I didn't totally want to lose that fire that I felt right afterwards, but I was fading fast.  Indecision, lack of direction, and not accomplishing any goals was sucking the motivation right out of me.  One day at work, somehow I found Oprah's The Secret episodes.  I had heard about The Secret before and even bought theaudiobook a couple years ago. I found the music and the Australian accent distracting, so I never finished it.  I don't think that I was truly ready to hear the message at that time.

I watched both episodes as well as her after show specials, and something clicked...]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/personal-development/how-a-drive-by-changed-my-life-conclusion/</link>
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		<title>The Saddle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had this laundry list of the reasons that I haven't posted in so long, but I balled it up and threw it away.  I don't necessarily want to focus on falling off the saddle except to acknowledge it and apologize for doing so.  I'm not even going to say that it won't happen again, because that would be a lie and it is important for me to be honest with you.  I can, however, say that I hope that it won't happen again.

Instead, I'd like to focus on the blessing or the silver lining.  Through not posting, I realize how many people read and enjoy my posts despite the lack of posting comments.  The other positve is that I have come to know that a part of me that I'd hoped was gone is not.  

Since high school, I had this tendency that when things were going well: diets, exercise programs, schedules that I set for studying, things that I set up to correct a behavior, something within me had other ideas.  
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		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/personal-development/the-saddle/</link>
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		<title>How a Drive By Changed My Life &#8211; Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The entire trip home was spent in gratitude.  I was grateful to be alive.  Grateful to have so many great people in my life who inspired me and loved me.  I was grateful for everything that I'd been through, including the drive by, and I was extremely grateful for where I was in life.  I've been through a lot: self destructive behavior, depression, bad relationships, more issues than a newstand, and plenty of bad choices.  At the time it all felt horrible.  I felt helpless, desperate, and unworthy of goodness.  Despite it all, eventually it passed, as it always does.  On the other side of that mess was victory.  I became a much stronger person because of all of it.
 
I'd certainly come a long way, but I still had a ways to go.  There were still many things that I needed to do.  I would love to tell you that from that point on, I turned everything around and got busy fulfilling my dreams, because I didn't.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/lesson-learned/how-a-drive-by-changed-my-life-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>How a Drive By Changed My Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything went by in slow motion.  Before we crossed paths, the back passenger window rolled down and I could vividly see a hand holding a handgun come out.  Shots were fired down the street that I was crossing.  Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!  I slammed on the breaks and...]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/lesson-learned/how-a-drive-by-changed-my-life/</link>
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		<title>Results and Questions for After the Cleanse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Results:
 
This past Saturday was the last day of the cleanse.  I extended it to 14 days so that I could be supportive of my mom, who started later than I did.  By the end, I lost 15 pounds.  I've gained back 2 pounds already, which is to be expected since I am back to eating regular food, although I am not eating meat until next week.  I wish I took my measurements before I started though.  I can say that I've lost inches off of my waistline, hips, and thighs.  Now if I lost some inches from my head, I'd be in business.  I have a big head!!  lol 
 
The best part about the cleanse had to be my energy level and productivity.  I've been snapping necks and cashing checks as Will Ferrell said in Step Brothers.  Another positive is that...]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/health/results-and-questions-for-after-the-cleanse/</link>
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		<title>10 Questions to Answer Before Doing the Master Cleanse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing that helped me during my first cleanse was to prepare for the worst, so to speak.  I wrote out and answered 10 questions, which made me think about different possibilities, so that I was better prepared if they actually happened.  I've posted the questions here for you to review and think about before you start.]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/health/10-questions-to-answer-before-doing-the-master-cleanse/</link>
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		<title>5 More Benefits to the Master Cleanse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting in touch with the body - When you're focusing on how you feel and symptoms from reactions that you are having while detoxing, you become a lot more sensitive to your body and it's signals.  You have a better sense of when you are hungry, when you're getting sick, and of your emotions during this process.  

You appreciate how amazing the body truly is.  It is so astounding how this vessel works for us and how well it works.  You want to treat it better.  You see and feel the connection between what you put in it and how well it does it's job and you want it to be optimal.  It's pretty spiritual really.

Realizing your strength - There are so many things that go through your mind when you consider doing the cleanse.  "Damn!  Ten days is like forever.  I can't possibly last 10 days without eating.  I would gnaw off my own hand.  It's impossible!"  You decide to do it.  You barely make it through day 1.  Day 2 is tough, but not like the 1st day.  Day 3 is much better.  It almost feels like easy street.  Then day 4 comes and goes and so on until day 10.  You realize that both you and your body are stronger than you give credit for.  If the impossible is clearly possible, then what else are you keeping yourself from doing?]]></description>
		<link>http://bigdivahq.com/health/5-more-benefits-to-the-master-cleanse/</link>
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