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		<title>Bring this to Every Intentional Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea discusses the one thing you need to be sure to bring to every conversation of intentional friendship. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 21: How to Find People to Challenge You to be Your Best with Laurie Hock Play here (the red triangle below), on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea discusses the one thing you need to be sure to bring to every conversation of intentional friendship. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 21: How to Find People to Challenge You to be Your Best with Laurie Hock Play here (the red triangle below), on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Your Frozen Heart is Worth It</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 20:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t depressed anymore, but I wasn&#8217;t happy either. I wasn&#8217;t sure what I was.&#8221; &#8211; Unfrozen prologue (read it by clicking &#8211;&#62; here&#60;&#8211;) I can tell you one thing I was. I was cold. It didn&#8217;t come out all of the time. Of course, I shared as much warmth as I could with the [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t depressed anymore, but I wasn&#8217;t happy either. I wasn&#8217;t sure what I was.&#8221; &#8211; Unfrozen prologue (read it by clicking &#8211;&#62; here&#60;&#8211;) I can tell you one thing I was. I was cold. It didn&#8217;t come out all of the time. Of course, I shared as much warmth as I could with the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Hard Truth About Being An Idealist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Do you have a dream? Do you think about what could or should be? If so, you may just be an idealist who longs for Utopia, a heaven on earth where perfect peace and justice reign. It’s not easy being a dreamer. At some point people and the world will disappoint you. Leaders cheat. Gunmen take [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Do Hard Things</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[She walked across the street, brow pursed as she stared at the ground. Our once exuberant 6-year-old threw irritable glances at her brother as soon as she got into the car. I couldn&#8217;t figure it out. What was going on at school that made her so upset? She loved kindergarten and the first half of [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[She walked across the street, brow pursed as she stared at the ground. Our once exuberant 6-year-old threw irritable glances at her brother as soon as she got into the car. I couldn&#8217;t figure it out. What was going on at school that made her so upset? She loved kindergarten and the first half of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Who Needs You To Check Under Their Bed For Monsters?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 05:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[It was time for bed and my daughter was distraught, “It could happen anywhere!” She overheard the news about Paris that morning and then managed to avoid thinking about it. But when the hubbub of the day calmed at bedtime, she had nowhere to run. Fear chased her down and mocked her. My sweet 8-year-old begged [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was time for bed and my daughter was distraught, “It could happen anywhere!” She overheard the news about Paris that morning and then managed to avoid thinking about it. But when the hubbub of the day calmed at bedtime, she had nowhere to run. Fear chased her down and mocked her. My sweet 8-year-old begged [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Stretch Into Who You Are-Like It&#8217;s Your Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Purpose and calling may not always have a measurable reward. Stay at home parents know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about. The day-to-day humdrum of life keeps beating and they keep-on keepin&#8217;-on without financial reward or recognition for their often extraordinary efforts to fend off tantrums, sickness and boredom. Some of the most important jobs are [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Purpose and calling may not always have a measurable reward. Stay at home parents know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about. The day-to-day humdrum of life keeps beating and they keep-on keepin&#8217;-on without financial reward or recognition for their often extraordinary efforts to fend off tantrums, sickness and boredom. Some of the most important jobs are [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The #1 Problem with Standing Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[The world came to a screeching halt as all eyes turned on me and I turned beet red. &#8220;Is she supposed to sing that loud?&#8221;  My worst junior high fears were coming true in the middle of the music room. My voice was too much. Our teacher disagreed with my classmate and we moved on, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world came to a screeching halt as all eyes turned on me and I turned beet red. &#8220;Is she supposed to sing that loud?&#8221;  My worst junior high fears were coming true in the middle of the music room. My voice was too much. Our teacher disagreed with my classmate and we moved on, but [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>What Every Friend Should Know About Offering Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[I realize it&#8217;s hard to find real friends. I&#8217;ve heard a lot of complaints over the years about how people don&#8217;t really listen, they don&#8217;t really care and they don&#8217;t really want to connect deeply. But I believe that while it may seem that way on the surface, there are actually WAY more lonely people [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I realize it&#8217;s hard to find real friends. I&#8217;ve heard a lot of complaints over the years about how people don&#8217;t really listen, they don&#8217;t really care and they don&#8217;t really want to connect deeply. But I believe that while it may seem that way on the surface, there are actually WAY more lonely people [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>It&#8217;s OK To Press Pause</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Do you know those days where you push toward a goal with everything you have and you come to the dark hours of night thinking you&#8217;ll give a little more and then, you realize that it&#8217;s OK to press pause? So I will. But before I do, I have something I want to say to you. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you know those days where you push toward a goal with everything you have and you come to the dark hours of night thinking you&#8217;ll give a little more and then, you realize that it&#8217;s OK to press pause? So I will. But before I do, I have something I want to say to you. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The 1 Thing I Hope My Son Remembers From Our Fairy Tale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[I wonder if this day marks the beginning of the end of a fairy tale. You may know the one I&#8217;m thinking of &#8211; the one where the young knight is inflicted with a paralyzing wound that can only be healed by a kiss. A mother&#8217;s kiss. It&#8217;s a fairy tale, but somehow the power [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I wonder if this day marks the beginning of the end of a fairy tale. You may know the one I&#8217;m thinking of &#8211; the one where the young knight is inflicted with a paralyzing wound that can only be healed by a kiss. A mother&#8217;s kiss. It&#8217;s a fairy tale, but somehow the power [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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