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		<title>By: Loretta Davila</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be the change you wish to see in the world! -Ghandi. Kind of on that same note I think... I had this on my door at work and tried to live it every day...  And YOU know how &quot;easy&quot; that was! Lol!

I would soooo rather be THIS woman!!  Giving that cool water to the thirsty- even to those who don&#039;t even know they are thirsty!  I&#039;d rather be this woman who sparkles and rises like bubbles, who isn&#039;t drowning in that glass of trouble and sorrow, but rather is rising in the midst of it!  I heard something yesterday that really struck me.  The author Andrew Soloman writes, &quot;We don&#039;t seek the painful experiences to hew our identities, but we seek to hew our identities in the wake of our painful experiences.&quot;  We are who we are if we allow ourselves to change and embrace the change, look for the positives and incorporate them into making ourselves a better &quot;us&quot;.  Thank you for this sweetheart!!  I love this!!!  You have such a way of putting words down that make me feel as though I&#039;ve come alive in what you are describing!!! You are the change in the world!!  ❤️]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be the change you wish to see in the world! -Ghandi. Kind of on that same note I think&#8230; I had this on my door at work and tried to live it every day&#8230;  And YOU know how &#8220;easy&#8221; that was! Lol!</p>
<p>I would soooo rather be THIS woman!!  Giving that cool water to the thirsty- even to those who don&#8217;t even know they are thirsty!  I&#8217;d rather be this woman who sparkles and rises like bubbles, who isn&#8217;t drowning in that glass of trouble and sorrow, but rather is rising in the midst of it!  I heard something yesterday that really struck me.  The author Andrew Soloman writes, &#8220;We don&#8217;t seek the painful experiences to hew our identities, but we seek to hew our identities in the wake of our painful experiences.&#8221;  We are who we are if we allow ourselves to change and embrace the change, look for the positives and incorporate them into making ourselves a better &#8220;us&#8221;.  Thank you for this sweetheart!!  I love this!!!  You have such a way of putting words down that make me feel as though I&#8217;ve come alive in what you are describing!!! You are the change in the world!!  ❤️</p>
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