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		<title>She loves her daddy because he makes her feel loved, protected and most of all safe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I asked her why she loved her father she repeated over and over that he makes her feel safe and protected and that he loved her all the time.  Not that he buys her things or spends time with her, or that he cooks wonderful meals for her every night of that he makes her laugh until her belly hurts, but that he protects her from bad things and keeps her safe.  She repeated this same statement several times and didn't sway from her answers. This little video moved her father close to tears, he isn't a man that cries too often but to see his little girl say that he was doing is duty and making her feel protected was the best gift he could be given.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1067&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What emotional abuse is</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this video about the top 10 signs of emotional abuse, I could type them out for you here, but take the time to watch the video, if more than 1 applies to your relationship, think twice. Share this with someone you think is being emotionally abused. Love &#38; Peace, Rebecca Filed under: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1168&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7 days of the 21 Day Challenge Completed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; How hard was it to do what you wanted for a full 7 days?&#160; I am proud to have the week under my belt.&#160; As I had written before doing this challenge in 7 day doses helps me to realize more of what I want to be spending my time on.&#160; Doing this challenge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1164&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How that ritual cup of coffee can help you stay Committed &amp; Focused!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's funny the pressure that we place on ourselves, even for things that don't really matter, for example, yesterday, a beautiful sunny Sunday with the windows wide open and the perfect temperature outside, I cleaned out the clutter in my dining room.  Granted, the big goal this year has been to De-clutter all areas of my life, home included, this project has been going in since before the holidays and I can see the improvements.  With the De-cluttering I find that I am more focused on my goals and happier overall.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1100&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>21 Day Commitment Challange day 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>www.RebeccaBurns.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is day 6 of our 21 day challenge in weekly doses. If you are reading just this post on it&#8217;s own this will sound like a funny name for a blog post. We have all heard that saying it takes 21 days of doing something before it becomes a habit. It got me to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1094&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>21 Day Comittment Challenge Day 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>www.RebeccaBurns.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How committed are you to really changing your life? Are you living in a situation that you have wanted to change for years? When living in an abusive home it can take months to plan to leave. As hard as it can sounds to outsiders, sometimes you are barely able to survive the day, let [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1087&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>21 Day Committment Challenge &#8211; day 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I am beginning to learn the impact of the agenda of others that almost seem out to sabotage your good intentions and commitments to yourself and your goals.&#160; I wanted more than anything to post tonight since I had missed posting one night already and felt inside if I left myself go again, soon, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1082&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>21 day committment challenge in small weekly doses &#8211; day 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>www.RebeccaBurns.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope that all of you are still focused on the recent commitments that you made.  I personally had committed to writing in one of my blogs daily for 7 days.  I had felt that I couldn&#8217;t go to sleep until I had written here.  Last night, I was proud that I had written my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1071&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>21 day committment challenge in small weekly doses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bet that many of you have heard of setting a 21 day challenge.  The thing that always kept me from committing to one was the obvious, committing for 21 days to do something I was already struggling to do, seemed too much.  What I have decided to do is start off with baby steps and commitment myself to a 7 day challenge instead.  I hope that you will join me with this challenge.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1060&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>January 9th and still focused on my tolerations for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love the title, how sad that is has been like 2 days out on my toleration listing and I sound excited to still be committed.  Really, lets wait 2 weeks to see where I am.  The reason that I joke is becuase if really does take one day at a time and one day's focus at a time to accomplish anything, remember, baby steps to setting goals.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaststraw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=301004&amp;post=1050&amp;subd=thelaststraw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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