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		<title>Lost. Reward if found.</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2012/01/15/lost-reward-if-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve stood here before, looking into this same old mirror. I&#8217;ve met many women here. My mother&#8217;s daughter. My children&#8217;s mother. A little sister. A wife. A partner. A quitter. A geek. A friend. A misfit. Someone who inspires. An &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2012/01/15/lost-reward-if-found/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the trying&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/12/11/its-the-trying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I get so tired. There are days when I feel like I just can’t possibly keep going – keep trying to change the world, keep trying to get everything done for everyone and keep trying not to feel like I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/12/11/its-the-trying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>the best parenting we do</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/10/25/the-best-parenting-we-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I became a parent, I promised myself I would do everything in my power to be perfect. I would never say “later…” I would never use the TV as a babysitter… I would never let myself forget that they &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/10/25/the-best-parenting-we-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allowing myself to trust</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/10/19/trusting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imposter syndrome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I looked up definitions of trust and these were the ones that fit as I thought about relationships: * have confidence or faith in * certainty based on past experience * the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/10/19/trusting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting for failure</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/08/27/parenting-for-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning With My Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screaming children, kafuffle in the other room. I hear the littlest one crying. And the oldest one screams “Mom! Adam hit Cam!” Oh for pete’s sake! As I round the corner into the TV room, Adam immediately launches into his &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/08/27/parenting-for-failure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Shock</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/05/11/culture-shock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 03:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People Are Grey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attending the Northern Voice Conference this year was, as usual, a thought provoking, learning experience – though not entirely what I’d expected… This is the third year I’ve attended NV. The first time, I had barely started blogging. It was &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/05/11/culture-shock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Love is the opposite of safe</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/05/02/love-is-the-opposite-of-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/05/02/love-is-the-opposite-of-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 19:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve thought a lot about love and relationships. Not just &#8220;romantic&#8221; relationships, but all friendships in my life &#8211; how I select who I have in my life? How that supports the person I strive to be? How I support &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/05/02/love-is-the-opposite-of-safe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where do memories reside?</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/01/16/where-do-memories-reside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via @bryanjack on twitter, I found myself reading Andrea&#8217;s blog post about endings and old vs new &#8211; and it raised more thoughts than would fit in a comment&#8230; I got thinking about how often I assign meaning, memories and &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/01/16/where-do-memories-reside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lulled…</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/01/04/lulled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays were&#8230; well&#8230; different this year. Weird. Strange. In some ways, it was the same as usual &#8211; dinner with the in-laws, Christmas morning all together with the kids. And yet it wasn&#8217;t the same. It was the first &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2010/01/04/lulled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/11/everyday-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/11/everyday-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My eleven year old daughter came home from school on Monday and said &#8220;Mom, we were talking about Remembrance Day in class today, then about World War II and I said that I&#8217;m part German. Now some of the kids &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/11/everyday-peace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The stories we tell ourselves&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/10/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/10/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started blogging here, it was a safe place to expose myself because no one knew me. No one I knew in &#8220;real&#8221; life knew I blogged. And, well, Google Analytics showed me very plainly that no one &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/11/10/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New perspective on being grateful</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/10/07/new-perspective-on-being-grateful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/10/07/new-perspective-on-being-grateful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taking a Moment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being self-employed always has its ups and downs and its cash-flow challenges. Being self-employed during economically challenging times is even more stressful. Becoming a single-parent and being self-employed during economically challenging times has been a new experience for me. And &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/10/07/new-perspective-on-being-grateful/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all about me&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/08/23/its-all-about-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/08/23/its-all-about-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed, recently, how easy it is to be limited by a previous (often long past) relationship &#8211; by assumptions or judgments or expectations. I find myself reconnecting with people in new contexts (as tends to happen, as our communities &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/08/23/its-all-about-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Has it changed?</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/07/24/has-it-changed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I finish up a move to a new house, I came across some old journals and writing. One of them was my journal from my Grade 12 year, over twenty years ago. As I flipped through the pages, a &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/07/24/has-it-changed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Love Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/05/13/weloveourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my daughter was tiny (maybe 2½ or three years old), I started playing a little game with her. I would ask her either &#8220;who do you love?&#8221; or &#8220;who loves you?&#8221; And we would list the people in her &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/05/13/weloveourselves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Out of my Shell</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/04/23/stepping-out-of-my-shell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[My Journey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been telling myself that I&#8217;m digging deeper these days. That I&#8217;ve worked through the outside layers of the &#8220;onion&#8221; that is &#8220;me&#8221; and all the things I believe. Which ones are true? Which ones are the assumptions and expectations &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/04/23/stepping-out-of-my-shell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Caught in the Storm</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/03/20/caught-in-the-storm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[a few raindrops fall I do not see the lightning but the ripping sound of thunder conjures an image of the sky torn apart violently randomly from horizon to horizon damage done in ways that stitches can&#8217;t fix and bandages &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/03/20/caught-in-the-storm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I’m Not Proud of my Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/02/17/im-not-proud-of-my-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/02/17/im-not-proud-of-my-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning With My Kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said this before &#8211; our children are amazing! In fact, I started off my video &#8220;What I Want For My Children&#8221; with those exact words. I am awed and, frankly, blown away by my children all the time &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/02/17/im-not-proud-of-my-kids/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Ignite?</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/26/how-to-ignite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/26/how-to-ignite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I opened my Twitter this morning and browsed back through the last couple of hours of posts &#8211; only to be struck once again by the conversations that happen between people who physically live across continents and time zones, yet &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/26/how-to-ignite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cuz It&#8217;s Harder Just To Be Who You Are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/03/cuz-its-harder-just-to-be-who-you-are/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/03/cuz-its-harder-just-to-be-who-you-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to SanityFound &#8211; who pointed me to this song/video.Â  The song&#8217;s lyrics touched me this morning and made me think about where I&#8217;m at in relation to living an authentic life &#8211; because it is, indeed &#8220;harder just to &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/03/cuz-its-harder-just-to-be-who-you-are/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My New Years&#8217; Non-Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/02/my-new-years-non-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s another year and, like every fresh start, I like to take a moment to reflect. This year, I think I&#8217;m going to follow Hayden Tompkins&#8217; leadÂ and choose a theme, instead of a specific resolution. In fact, I think &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2009/01/02/my-new-years-non-resolution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who Really Needs the Role Models?</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/23/who-really-needs-the-role-models/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/23/who-really-needs-the-role-models/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Â a long time, I&#8217;ve been following posts and conversations about women in business, role models, educational leaders, gender discrimination, discrimination in a more general sense, intentional or unintentional biases, definitions of success, etc&#8230; Whew! Recently,Â Dave Truss wrote a wonderful &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/23/who-really-needs-the-role-models/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Eagle Knows It’s An Eagle</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/15/an-eagle-knows-its-an-eagle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/15/an-eagle-knows-its-an-eagle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taking a Moment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a clear and crisp day today on the West Coast. In fact, it&#8217;s stunningly beautiful! So I dressed for the cold (yes, -4°C is cold to me!) and went to my favorite ocean-side park for a walk. This is &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/15/an-eagle-knows-its-an-eagle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reminiscing</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/09/reminiscing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/09/reminiscing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taking a Moment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I hung out on YouTube the other evening, I started watching some music videos &#8211; and it got me thinking about the concerts I&#8217;ve been to. It was fun wandering down memory lane for a little while&#8230; The first &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/09/reminiscing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Loving the Child I&#8217;ve Got</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/04/loving-the-child-ive-got/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/04/loving-the-child-ive-got/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sophie Gable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter so often amazes me! She&#8217;s thoughtful, intelligent, creative and caring. She makes connections quickly, learns easily and always looks for the way to make something better or different. And she&#8217;s emotionally intense! There is seldom a happy medium &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/04/loving-the-child-ive-got/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>All I Want For Christmas is Peace, Love and Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/01/alliwantforchristmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/01/alliwantforchristmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season hit me in the face this past week &#8211; and not in a good way! AsÂ I meandered through Twitter on Friday evening, I followed a link to an article about a WalMart employee being trampled to death &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/12/01/alliwantforchristmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lost and Found</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/26/lost-and-found/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/26/lost-and-found/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching the Disney movie &#8220;Cars&#8221; with my kids the other night, and one of the songs really stood out for me: [flash http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XxXY2-44bCs] The words resonated with me because I&#8217;ve certainly been searching &#8211; and trying to find &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/26/lost-and-found/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes I Forget</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/23/sometimes-i-forget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/23/sometimes-i-forget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living A Purposeful Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miniature earth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking quite a bit about perspective lately. Â It&#8217;s so easy to get caught up in my own perspective and be convinced that I&#8217;m right! Â I can even find evidence and ways of interpreting people&#8217;s actions that supports my &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/23/sometimes-i-forget/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not Giving Up &#8211; But Letting Go</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/20/not-giving-up-but-letting-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/20/not-giving-up-but-letting-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People Are Grey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[giving up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tolle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m often amazed at how stuck I can get in my own perspective &#8211; how real it feels to me, based only on my thoughts and assumptions!Â  It can feel so realÂ when that voice in my head is saying &#8220;that &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/20/not-giving-up-but-letting-go/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I’m So Proud of the Parenting I DON’T Do</title>
		<link>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/16/im-so-proud-of-the-parenting-i-dont-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/16/im-so-proud-of-the-parenting-i-dont-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning With My Kids]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[be the change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[setting a good example]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, my seven year old son came to the office supply store with me.  As we came out of the store, I noticed a McDonald&#8217;s cup and miscellaneous garbage on the ground. I had my hands full of stuff, &#8230; <a href="http://www.iwasthinking.ca/2008/11/16/im-so-proud-of-the-parenting-i-dont-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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