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		<title>What a Privilege</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I’ve been struck over and over again by what an incredible privilege it is to do the work I do.  As a coach, I have the honor of being witness to the seeds of my clients’ dreams.  In some cases, the dreams appear as seedlings needing care and tenderness to grow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2012/05/what-a-privilege/</link>
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		<title>Lulls of Our Lives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the earth begins to awaken from its winter slumber, and I begin to awaken from mine, I am called to reflect on the nature and purpose of lulls of our lives.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines “lull” as
1. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.
2. An interval of lessened activity.

As I pay closer attention [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2012/02/lulls-of-our-lives/</link>
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		<title>Defining Your Words for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow – we’re already halfway through January.  For me, 2012 got off to a delayed start so I’m just now getting clear on my dreams and intentions for 2012.  If you’re in the same boat read and want to learn an easy way to clarify your intentions for the year – read on….

The end game [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2012/01/defining-your-words-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>An Invitation on the Solstice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love the winter solstice.  It marks the shortest day of the year, the longest night, and from this day forward the light grows until we arrive at the summer solstice.  In addition, we have the new moon on Saturday, and the New Year a week after that, providing us with incredibly powerful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/12/an-invitation-on-the-solstice/</link>
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		<title>Happy Holidays – An Invitation to Intentionality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The season is in full swing &#8211; the decorations are out, the trees are up, the parking lot at the mall is full and the holiday parties have begun.  I love the holiday season but I also find it really easy to be lured into doing too much and buying too much – leaving myself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/12/happy-holidays-%e2%80%93-an-invitation-to-intentionality/</link>
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		<title>Spreading Joy: An Appreciation Practice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What would it be like if there was more appreciation in this world?

Would life be sweeter? Would we all have more internal resources to persevere when things get difficult?  Would we begin to train ourselves to see the goodness all around us?

YES!

After a particularly challenging week when I noticed a lack of appreciation on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/10/spreading-joy-an-appreciation-practice/</link>
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		<title>Welcome Autumn!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the Autumnal Equinox – when day and night are equal length.   For me, these twice-yearly equinoxes are a reminder, an opportunity, to reflect on balance.

American Heritage Dictionary defines “balance” as &#8220;A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements, as in a design.“

I love thinking about balance through this lens.  If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/09/welcome-autumn/</link>
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		<title>Part 5 – Bringing Your Vision To Reality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the final post about Creating a Vision for the next chapter of your life/work.  It’s been fun to share what I’ve learned over the years from my experiences and from supporting others in successfully navigating the transitions of their lives.  Today we’ll look at steps you can take to begin to bring your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/09/part-5-%e2%80%93-bringing-your-vision-to-reality/</link>
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		<title>Part 4 – Giving Form To Your Vision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Part 4 in the series on Creating a Vision.  Today we’re going to look at taking all the great ideas you came up in Part 3 and put it into “final form” where you capture the essence of what you have seen for yourself in a way that is meaningful for you.

This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/09/part-4-%e2%80%93-giving-form-to-your-vision/</link>
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		<title>Part 3 &#8211; Creating Your Vision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to create your vision?  In the first two parts of this series we looked at whether it’s Time for a New Vision, and Preparing to Create Your Vision.  Now it’s time to actually do it!  I like to break down the creation into two steps: 1) Reflection/Journaling and 2) The Final Form.

Sitting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crescent-coaching.com/2011/08/part-3-creating-your-vision/</link>
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