<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post116984256988683812..comments</id><updated>2007-03-22T13:09:19.711-06:00</updated><category term='Special education'/><category term='siblings'/><category term='races'/><category term='derby'/><category term='helps'/><category term='sisters'/><category term='pinewood'/><category term='Asperger&apos;s'/><category term='Aspie'/><category term='homeschool'/><category term='raingutter'/><category term='brothers'/><category term='cub scouts'/><category term='Aspergers'/><category term='toddlers'/><category term='changing education'/><category term='activities'/><category term='regatta'/><category term='raising aspie'/><title type='text'>Comments on Growing, Not Dying: Choosing To Be Happy</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/feeds/116984256988683812/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/116984256988683812/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/2007/01/choosing-to-be-happy.html'/><author><name>Dawn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05951682320258878397</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-674052682343011289</id><published>2007-03-22T13:09:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-22T13:09:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Didn't write that, btw.  Forgot to include that in...</title><content type='html'>Didn't write that, btw.  Forgot to include that in the orignal post.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/116984256988683812/comments/default/674052682343011289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/116984256988683812/comments/default/674052682343011289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/2007/01/choosing-to-be-happy.html?showComment=1174590540000#c674052682343011289' title=''/><author><name>Marcos</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16323693360018077231</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/2007/01/choosing-to-be-happy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-116984256988683812' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/posts/default/116984256988683812' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-671988769'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-4134100781237625243</id><published>2007-03-22T13:07:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-22T13:07:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Choice is one of the strongest abilities and yet m...</title><content type='html'>Choice is one of the strongest abilities and yet most oft overlooked that we have.  By opening ourselves up to more choices, we find avenues to make our lives easier and we also find opportunities to grow and stretch.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I posted this in my journal recently, and it goes along with your post as well:  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;I&gt;It's so tempting&lt;BR/&gt;to look at your present life situation, at who you're with, to where you work, to what you have and have not, and think to yourself, “This was obviously meant to be, I’m here for a reason." And to a degree, you'd be right. But you are where you are because of the thoughts you used to (and may still) think, and so you are where you are, to learn that this is how life works – NOT because it was meant to be.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Don't give away your power to vague or mysterious logic. Tomorrow is a blank slate in terms of people, work,and play, though because it, too, will be of your making, you will again have that sense that it was meant to be, no matter who or what you've drawn into your life.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Nothing is meant to be, except for your freedom to choose and your power to create.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Choose big and be happy.&lt;/I&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/116984256988683812/comments/default/4134100781237625243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/116984256988683812/comments/default/4134100781237625243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/2007/01/choosing-to-be-happy.html?showComment=1174590420000#c4134100781237625243' title=''/><author><name>Marcos</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16323693360018077231</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.growingnotdying.info/2007/01/choosing-to-be-happy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-116984256988683812' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9193106/posts/default/116984256988683812' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-671988769'/></entry></feed>
