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		<title>Regrets? I Have a Few&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, we viewed 4 Oscar-nominated short films.  Three of them have lingered with me all week, because of their subtle insights into human nature and the thorny topic of regret, which can mire us down in bitterness or anger &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/02/18/regrets-i-have-a-few/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=519&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Excuses to Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patriciamoed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In part 2 of my post &#8220;What&#8217;s Your Excuse?&#8221; we&#8217;ll focus on how to move from making excuses to taking action.  A very practical solution is outlined in the book Five Steps To Overcome Resistance to Change, by Harvard professors &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/02/12/480/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=480&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Excuse?</title>
		<link>http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/26/whats-your-excuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was anxious.  I could read it on her face. She had glanced at my address as I finished placing an order for a new pair of eyeglasses, and asked if I liked living downtown.  &#8220;I love it,&#8221; I said, &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/26/whats-your-excuse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=464&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comfort Food Guilt?</title>
		<link>http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/15/comfort-food-guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I&#8217;m stressed out, I reach for chocolate.  It&#8217;s my comfort food of choice.  Other favorites are tea with milk and sugar, and cookies. My husband, on the other hand, reaches for salted nuts, pretzels, and potato chips.  This comfort food &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/15/comfort-food-guilt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=452&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/02/gratitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s rare that my New Year&#8217;s resolutions &#8220;stick.&#8221;  In fact, I&#8217;ve practically given up making them.  But this amazing 9-minute movie by Louie Schwartzberg has me thinking about the new year in a different way.  His movie has me wondering &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2012/01/02/gratitude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=425&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Can You Think of Beauty at a Time Like This?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right before Thanksgiving her husband died, leaving her alone with two small children.  I knew Sara* from work, a tall, intelligent and lovely woman in her early 40’s, who managed to come into the office even when her husband was &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2011/12/22/how-can-you-think-of-beauty-at-a-time-like-this/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=409&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lyrical Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly every morning, on my drive to work, I slip this CD into the player, twist up the volume, and sing along with Chumbawumba.  It never fails to lift my spirits and get me ready to face the challenges of &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2011/12/04/lyrical-inspiration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=305&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road of Good Intentions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The party season has begun.  Before we know it, we will be facing January, that month of contrition, when we resolve to undo the excesses of November and December.  Contrition often takes the form of  New Year&#8217;s resolutions.  They remind &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2011/11/27/on-the-road-of-good-intentions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=373&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding My Grandfather</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my hopes for our trip to Italy was to connect with my grandfather&#8217;s relatives still living in Volturara Irpina, a small village about 40k outside of Avellino,  south of Naples.  My grandfather died over 40 years ago, but &#8230; <a href="http://pilotfishblog.com/2011/11/06/finding-my-grandfather/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pilotfishblog.com&amp;blog=25230525&amp;post=330&amp;subd=patriciamoeddotcom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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