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		<title>Listening to Whispers of Wisdom</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 21:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My late husband Roy would have been 82 on June 3, 2023. The creation of this&#160;&#160;website was inspired by the journey of grief I undertook following his sudden death of a heart attack on July 10, 2011.&#160;&#160;As I approach the twelfth anniversary of his death, I am reminded of the many painful yet educational lessons...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Letting Go &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this next writing, I am continuing with the theme of letting go. During the initial months following Roy’s death, the focus was not only on saying goodbye to his personal effects, it was also about saying goodbye to his physical presence in my daily life.&#160; I needed to understand,&#160;without his presence, all of our...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Journey of Letting Go</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A friend was telling me about a widower she has befriended whose wife of 25 years died four years ago. She noticed that his home looks like a shrine to his late wife.  There are many photos placed in special spots throughout the house.  They are platonic friends and she feels attracted to him.  She...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unexpected Transitions: When Life Throws Us a Curve Ball</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Whispers of Wisdom®. Today is your third anniversary of being launched! Wow… the time has gone quickly. When I wrote my first post in 2014, I was approaching the third anniversary of Roy’s death and thought I had “come through the grief” – which in a certain way I had. However, adding on...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wonder</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 20:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In her book Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness, author Lyanda Lynn Haupt defines wonder as &#8220;an attitude of mind and heart, a graced completion of a circle between observer and observed. Wonder is not a given; it is contingent on the habit of being that allows it to arise&#8221;. I have written...]]></description>
		
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		<title>What I know now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 22:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I ￼have been asked by folks when I was&#160;going to start blogging again. The last post was in September 2015 following a fantastic trip to Quebec with Landmark Education. The focus of that weeklong course was about wondering more and knowing/being certain less. I have been cultivating the practice of wonder for several months. So...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Today&#8217;s food for thought</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 18:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am love, I am kindness, I am discerning, I am healthy, and I am a commitment to women&#8217;s evolving well-being and equality.&#8221; &#8211; Kathleen Barry, PhD]]></description>
		
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		<title>From triggers to possibilities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 02:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from an enlightening trip to Quebec. I was there to participate in an eight day Landmark vacation course. Part of our time was spent in a coursework setting where we inquired into what triggers us in life. We also enjoyed lots of free time to walk around the city, meet in groups...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Caution: slippery slope ahead</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The thoughts that the mind produces can be a slippery slope. Since my last blog post about ghosting in relationships, I have received valuable feedback from so many readers, colleagues, and friends. Most have had similar experiences and have asked me for an update. It has been over five weeks since I last heard from...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Life is an inside job: What is it we need from ourselves to be successful in a relationship?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Facts, nothing but the facts ma&#8217;am. This is what has happened: I was suddenly widowed 4 years ago after 23 years in a wonderful marriage. I went through a very severe depression for 2 years. I gained 40 lbs. I began to come out of the fog about 2 years ago. I started working out...]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Things Don&#8217;t Go The Way We Expect Them To: Breakdowns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve each experienced those times when our plans just fall flat. Maybe you wanted to lose 5 lbs within a month and gained 2 instead. Or perhaps you envisioned finishing a work project and then got hit with the flu and you missed your deadline. It may be a situation where you have been disappointed...]]></description>
		
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		<title>“Life Is A Balancing Act”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ok I will admit it – I often enjoy working with alternative tools for self-awareness, development, and growth – like Tarot Cards, spiritual intuitive readings, and astrological chartings. One of my favorite tools is a deck of cards by New York Times best-selling author Don Miguel Ruiz, which is based on his best selling book...]]></description>
		
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		<title>You Betch-em Red Rider!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have looked life in the face with open eyes. I have learned that it takes courage to keep both feet in the game of life. I have learned since being on my own that I need to say NO to so many urges and impulses. Saying NO to the impulse is putting off short...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Finding Home In 2015</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 02:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Although I have not written a post since Thanksgiving, I have done a great deal of thinking during the past few weeks about where to go with my posts. I recently recognized that I am ready to move onto topics other than grief. Grief finally found its proper place within my psyche...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Now You &#8220;See&#8221; It, Now You Don&#8217;t&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had a meltdown yesterday and it is only December 2!  After an intense session with my analyst, I returned home, ate lunch, and felt exhausted.  I took a 2 1/2 hour nap with my cats and woke up feeling tired. Then I spotted the familiar red wrapped boxes in my kitchen. The day before...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gratitude</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The poet of the sixties, Rod McKuen wrote this short poem: &#8220;where do they go the friends who come into our lives like green leaves and leave like melting snow?&#8221; I think of this poem today as I remember the sunrise that I saw this morning. I was up early enough to see it because...]]></description>
		
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		<title>What are you trying to tell me?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the past year and a half I have had a chronic need to scratch the top of my head. This is a recurring condition that surfaces when I am under stress. As a result of the scratching, I have a bald spot at the top of my head in the crown chakra area. The...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shedding Light</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked why I share such personal information on my blog. The questioner stated that he could not imagine “revealing&#8221; this kind of material in a public forum. I have been thinking about this query for the past couple of weeks. The verb to reveal comes from the 14th century old French reveler...]]></description>
		
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