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		<title>Welcome to Divine Self!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dr. Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello!
My name is Annette Colby and Thanks So Much for visiting my NEW blog – Divine Self!
LIVE!
This site is about living more fully. 

The purpose of this blog is to share ideas about life, love, and how to tap into the potential of your true self. Divine Self! is a personal development blog that gives you [...]]]></description>
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My name is <a title="Annette Colby, PhD - www.AnnetteColby.com" href="http://www.AnnetteColby.com">Annette Colby</a> and Thanks So Much for visiting my NEW blog – Divine Self!</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>LIVE!</strong></p>
<p><strong>This site is about living more fully.</strong> </p>
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<p>The purpose of this blog is to share ideas about life, love, and how to tap into the<a href="http://www.annettecolby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/live_small.jpg"></a> potential of your true self. Divine Self! is a personal development blog that gives you regularly updated resources, articles, and ideas about how to have more joy, empowerment, success, and fulfillment in your life.</p>
<p>Posts on this blog will get you thinking about who you are, why you are here on Earth, and how to live more fully aligned with your true nature.</p>
<p>You can expect postings on:</p>
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<li>Conscious Awareness</li>
<li>Book Reviews</li>
<li>Empowered Self Leadership</li>
<li>Personal Development</li>
<li>Inspirational videos</li>
<li>Great resources</li>
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<blockquote><p><strong><span id="more-1"></span>LOVE!</strong></p>
<p><strong>This site is about exploring life with a feeling of self-acceptance and love.</strong></p>
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<p>Few things define our lives more than the choices we make. We are happier and feel more fulfilled when we deepen our love of self and regain our power to choose. Without conscious choice, we fail to determine for ourselves the direction of our lives, and instead we end up resisting life, reacting to life, or living by force of habit. This blog is dedicated to awakening the power of self-love and personal choice. This means deciding what choices in your life really matter most to you, and then focusing your attention and energy on those choices. Stay present to your dreams and you will change the world.<strong></strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://www.annettecolby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/laugh_small.jpg"></a>LAUGH!</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>T</strong><strong>his site is about living life with joy, purpose, and balance.</strong></p>
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<p>Overcoming personal challenges and finding our way deep into our own heart is often a long and difficult journey, involving much introspection and self-awareness. Cry as often as you need to cry, for tears are a powerful way to release pent up emotions and old energies. But also remember that laughter is the best medicine. Just like crying, laughter releases pent up emotions like anger, saddens, and despair, but it does so much more. Laughter helps you take life and yourself less seriously. It can help you view difficult situations as challenges and “opportunities” rather than threats. Laugher stimulates increased oxygenated blood flow to both sides of your brain allowing you to allow new creative solutions for old, stuck problems. And as an added bonus, laughter releases a set of happy chemicals (endorphins) from your brain cells.</p>
<p><strong>P.S.</strong> Enjoy this blog and feel free to leave a comment when you have something to say.</p>
<p>Live consciously, love deeply, and laugh often during your life journey.<br />
Annette</p>
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