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	<title>elephant journal &#187; Aminda R. Courtwright</title>
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		<title>Stop Uganda&#8217;s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/11/stop-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bili/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ‘offense of homosexuality’ includes same-sex sexual acts or being in a gay relationship, and will be prosecuted by life imprisonment.]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs are bad, mmmkay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very curious to hear your thoughts on this...chime in! ]]></description>
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		<title>elephant review: The Zafu that Saved my Ass.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<title>I Make a Difference. Do You?</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/05/one-inspiring-empowering-video-you-wont-want-to-miss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 22:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So my kick to the head came in the form of this very inspirational, empowering, kick ass piece of poetry and what it gave me was hope, determination and a much better start to my day!!  ]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things I Learned while Meditating Naked.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 22:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes heat really is the best catalyst. I recently returned from a Vipassana retreat (10 days of silence with approximately 11 hours of daily meditation). To say it was intense is a bit of an understatement, so I will be doing a few different posts about my experience. This first one is just to break [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Get Rich Fulfilling Your Soul&#8217;s Purpose?</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/can-you-get-rich-fulfilling-your-souls-purpose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/can-you-get-rich-fulfilling-your-souls-purpose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>I Am More than the Shape of My Ass&#8230;Aren&#8217;t I?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/i-am-more-than-the-shape-of-my-assarent-i-aminda-courtwright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can fight it, or you can just accept that sex sells. Let me tell you a bit about me so you have a frame of reference. I&#8217;m not ugly. That&#8217;s about as good as I&#8217;ve ever been able to muster for myself on a lot of days. Sure, given the right lighting and circumstances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>F You Cancer, I Want My Friend Back.</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/fk-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because you see we don’t need more research on medicine and cures (heavy on the sarcasm), we need to stop this sh*t…]]></description>
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		<title>I Used to Hate April Fool&#8217;s Day. ~ Aminda Courtwright</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/i-used-to-hate-april-fools-day-aminda-courtwright/</link>
		<comments>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/i-used-to-hate-april-fools-day-aminda-courtwright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone stop to think how pulling a prank can cause stress? Tension? Emotional Turmoil?  Just wondering.]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth about Yoga!  ~ Heidi Chadwick</title>
		<link>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/03/the-truth-about-yoga-heidi-chadwick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/03/the-truth-about-yoga-heidi-chadwick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aminda R. Courtwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secondly, and here is where I bowed in respect to his words, he wasn’t about to freak out about this tricky and sometimes uncomfortable finding. In fact, he remained an impartial witness to the emotion that had arisen, trusting as he softened to just be with and accept his experience.]]></description>
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