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		<title>Who am I Now?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will never be who I used to be again.  I guess that&#8217;s ok &#8212; in fact, I could end up being an even better person than I was before MS came into my life.  Before 2005 I was an independent, energetic and busy wife and mother with a hectic personal and professional life.  The &#8220;busyness&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1588&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I attended a meeting that was both inspiring and very encouraging. Not only were the speakers great, but many of the women I encountered before the meeting started were happy, positive and joyful.  I have not spoken to many of them since I began using a wheelchair. It is always a learning opportunity for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1590&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the answer to our prayers is &#8220;No&#8221;. Sometimes the answer is &#8220;Not yet&#8221;, and many times it is &#8220;Yes&#8221;. Either way, my prayer continues, until I get it right &#8212; pray with the right attitude (always with gratitude) and pray for the best outcome, rather than solely for what I think I want. Through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1448&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rainbows in the Clouds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year everyone! This week has been difficult and challenging.  I feel emotionally heavy and unable to move forward in the positive way that I am used to doing.  I just have been unable to shake it &#8212; what&#8217;s happening to me?  I had greeted the New Year with such promise and positivity.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1515&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;One of the great paradoxes of dealing with MS: it&#8217;s a disease one of whose hallmark symptoms is weakness, yet it demands the utmost strength from those dealing with it.&#8221; The above is from a very interesting blog &#8211; Wheelchair Kamikaze.  Written by a man who has been diagnosed  with Primary Progressive MS. Check him out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1552&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; An Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new year approaches, I have been thinking about what a wonderful  year this has been for me and my family. Despite my illness (or maybe because of it?) this has been a time of reflection and realizations &#8211; a true revelation for me has surfaced around most corners that I have encountered.  I never realized [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1534&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Open</title>
		<link>http://divaonadetour.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/broken-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I have been reading a very special book by Elizabeth Lesser &#8211; Broken Open: How Difficulties Help You Grow.  Through Buddhist study, I have been exposed to and learning from the idea that problems and obstacles have a specific purpose in your life.  More than just &#8220;my karma&#8221;, or my own past causes catching [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1529&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Expressing gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when expressing appreciation  to another person left me feeling weak &#8211; beholding to the other person  like I owed them something.  This health detour has helped me realize that this is far from the truth.  Expressing my appreciation to whomever is helping me is a real opportunity to connect as a human [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1464&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://divaonadetour.wordpress.com/?p=1466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I donated half of my closet today.  It was pretty difficult.  My clothing played a major role in my professional life, and in my self-identity.  These clothes have been hanging in my closet unworn for the past few years &#8212; taking up space and looking so beautiful.  It was nice to look at the clothes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1466&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What a Week!</title>
		<link>http://divaonadetour.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/what-a-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week has been an incredible one.  Much has reminded me how fortunate I am in the midst of this major health struggle.  A summary: Monday and Tuesday: 2 days of video shooting &#8212; A woman I met while attending a program sponsored by MS Can Do (www.mscando.org) asked me to participate in a video that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=divaonadetour.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8954596&amp;post=1493&amp;subd=divaonadetour&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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