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		<title>By: christine</title>
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		<dc:creator>christine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pat, my favorite answer: &quot;Act out the current condition of the world - Close your eyes and start running in circles.&quot; So true!

It&#039;s amazing to read the answers to these questions from other people, because it makes you realize we&#039;re not as far off from each other as we like to generally believe. Thanks for taking the time, Pat!

And thanks for the kudos :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pat, my favorite answer: &#8220;Act out the current condition of the world &#8211; Close your eyes and start running in circles.&#8221; So true!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s amazing to read the answers to these questions from other people, because it makes you realize we&#8217;re not as far off from each other as we like to generally believe. Thanks for taking the time, Pat!</p>
<p>And thanks for the kudos <img src='http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Pat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s my best shot.  Just getting started on this whole ordeal of exploring spirituality.  I would guess in 5 years my answers will be completely different.  Kind of looking forward to that actually!

http://www.matadortravel.com/traveler/gringosandwich/blog/20-questions-spirituality-seekers-my-answers

By the way thanks for posting Christine - I love your writing!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s my best shot.  Just getting started on this whole ordeal of exploring spirituality.  I would guess in 5 years my answers will be completely different.  Kind of looking forward to that actually!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.matadortravel.com/traveler/gringosandwich/blog/20-questions-spirituality-seekers-my-answers" rel="nofollow">http://www.matadortravel.com/traveler/gringosandwich/blog/20-questions-spirituality-seekers-my-answers</a></p>
<p>By the way thanks for posting Christine &#8211; I love your writing!</p>
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		<title>By: Miruh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miruh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello Christine,

Just browsing, and I had to comment on this piece. You write about spirituality with a simple wisdom and beauty: &quot;I think no one can know the ultimate meaning of life, but love is at least a part of it.&quot; 

I will have to come back and read this over a few times, much to think about. Your writing express the views of a sage.

Thanks for this great post!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Christine,</p>
<p>Just browsing, and I had to comment on this piece. You write about spirituality with a simple wisdom and beauty: &#8220;I think no one can know the ultimate meaning of life, but love is at least a part of it.&#8221; </p>
<p>I will have to come back and read this over a few times, much to think about. Your writing express the views of a sage.</p>
<p>Thanks for this great post!</p>
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		<title>By: christine</title>
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		<dc:creator>christine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Michelle, thanks for posting yours. I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but for some reason it wouldn&#039;t let me. I&#039;ll try again later, but I wanted to say I appreciate reading someone&#039;s answers from the life view of being both an ACOA and in recovery yourself. 

Sometimes I think it is almost easier (?) to contemplate spiritual questions after having experienced great loss, sickness, or addiction because we HAVE to in a way. Otherwise, we wouldn&#039;t really be able to make it, I believe. Just a thought...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Michelle, thanks for posting yours. I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but for some reason it wouldn&#8217;t let me. I&#8217;ll try again later, but I wanted to say I appreciate reading someone&#8217;s answers from the life view of being both an ACOA and in recovery yourself. </p>
<p>Sometimes I think it is almost easier (?) to contemplate spiritual questions after having experienced great loss, sickness, or addiction because we HAVE to in a way. Otherwise, we wouldn&#8217;t really be able to make it, I believe. Just a thought&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m more and more amazed by how similar we all are! I enjoyed reading your answers. Here are mine: http://livinginthemystery.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-spiritual-questions-to-ponder.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m more and more amazed by how similar we all are! I enjoyed reading your answers. Here are mine: <a href="http://livinginthemystery.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-spiritual-questions-to-ponder.html" rel="nofollow">http://livinginthemystery.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-spiritual-questions-to-ponder.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Christine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rebel, thanks for your comment and question. I guess what I meant by the IT/wine pourer&#039;s beliefs about having reached nirvana (other than the fact that he went on an on about it, which always seems a bit suspect ;) is that it was all based on exterior values. Any or all of the things that he said brought him happiness could be taken away at any moment. What would he be left with then?

This is not to say that all of those things are an important part of being happy in this life--I very much believe it is about the physical and mental as much as the spiritual in this life. But I think we sometimes believe we are truly happy based on these external circumstances, and then when they are shaken, or taken away, we are left with no internal reserve. So while participating externally, it is important to keep building internally.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rebel, thanks for your comment and question. I guess what I meant by the IT/wine pourer&#8217;s beliefs about having reached nirvana (other than the fact that he went on an on about it, which always seems a bit suspect <img src='http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  is that it was all based on exterior values. Any or all of the things that he said brought him happiness could be taken away at any moment. What would he be left with then?</p>
<p>This is not to say that all of those things are an important part of being happy in this life&#8211;I very much believe it is about the physical and mental as much as the spiritual in this life. But I think we sometimes believe we are truly happy based on these external circumstances, and then when they are shaken, or taken away, we are left with no internal reserve. So while participating externally, it is important to keep building internally.</p>
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		<title>By: Rebel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rebel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love reading everyone&#039;s different answers to these questions... it&#039;s challenging me even more to think about why I believe the things I believe.

But I have to ask - why is your version of nirvana any more valid than your IT/winepourer&#039;s?  It sounds like he gets meaning out of his work and hobbies, exercises his body, appreciates the nature around him, and has satisfying connections with other people.  Sounds pretty well balanced to me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love reading everyone&#8217;s different answers to these questions&#8230; it&#8217;s challenging me even more to think about why I believe the things I believe.</p>
<p>But I have to ask &#8211; why is your version of nirvana any more valid than your IT/winepourer&#8217;s?  It sounds like he gets meaning out of his work and hobbies, exercises his body, appreciates the nature around him, and has satisfying connections with other people.  Sounds pretty well balanced to me!</p>
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