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	<title>Mid Life Celebration &#187; Hope</title>
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		<title>Great Faith Is A Difficult Concept To Explain To Someone Who Doesn&#8217;t Have Much Of It</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff noel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great Faith is difficult to explain to someone who doesn&#8217;t have much of it. Dear Son, the best you can hope for is to not waiver in your own Faith. Ever. And if you do, don&#8217;t do it for long, &#8230; <a href="http://www.midlifecelebration.com/faith/great-faith-is-a-difficult-concept-to-explain-to-someone-who-doesnt-have-much-of-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_15005" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-15005" title="I have Faith that your life will be better because of Scouting." src="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/11.20.2011132.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I have Faith that your life will be better because of Scouting.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_15006" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-15006" title="You are slowly learning the big picture. Be prepared. Always." src="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/11.20.2011134.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">You are slowly learning the big picture. Be prepared. Always.</p></div>
<p>Great Faith is difficult to explain to someone who doesn&#8217;t have much of it. Dear Son, the best you can hope for is to not waiver in your own Faith. Ever. And if you do, don&#8217;t do it for long, and come out on the other side with your Faith even stronger. Faith will keep you alive.</p>
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		<title>How Does One Help A Person With Little Or No Hope?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff noel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goodness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had to resort to begging? I have. Not for money. For strength. Next Blog]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_14419" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-14419" title="There must still be hope left, for a donation, or a kind word?" src="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011.10.0140.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">There must still be hope left, for a donation, or a kind word?</p></div>
<p>Have you ever had to resort to begging? I have. Not for money. For strength.</p>
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		<title>Baby Boomers, Don&#8217;t Hope For A Miracle, Make One</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff noel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thankfulness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rushing through airports is part of jeff noel&#8217;s weekly activity. So is snapping photos of real life in real time. Boomers, as this movie poster suggests I&#8217;m moving beyond hope into action. Is it too late? We can be thankful &#8230; <a href="http://www.midlifecelebration.com/thankfulness/baby-boomers-dont-hope-for-a-miracle-make-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Rushing through airports is part of jeff noel&#8217;s weekly activity. So is snapping photos of real life in real time. Boomers, as this movie poster suggests I&#8217;m moving beyond hope into action. Is it too late? We can be thankful for a late blooming desire to act &#8211; and for most of us this is a better late than never opportunity.</p>
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		<title>When Are You At Your Best?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff noel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[It's All We Have]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Elementary School Art Show two days ago&#8230; When are you at your best? Can you predict it? Can you replicate it? Can you turn it on and off? The questions are the answers. Live, before you die. It&#8217;s your responsibility &#8230; <a href="http://www.midlifecelebration.com/its-all-we-have/when-are-you-at-your-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>From Elementary School Art Show two days ago&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/03.19.201111.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10563" title="03.19.201111" src="http://www.MidLifeCelebration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/03.19.201111.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="478" /></a></p>
<p>When are you at your best? Can you predict it? Can you replicate it? Can you turn it on and off? The questions are the answers.</p>
<p>Live, before you die.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s your responsibility and no <strong>one else can</strong>, <strong>or will</strong>, do it for you.</p>
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