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		<title>Improving Resiliency….Bouncing Back With Humor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I attended a meeting in LA at a time when those buttons were introduced from Staples that, when pushed, say “THAT WAS EASY!“ It was novel the first day, 3 days later I heard “THAT WAS EASY” a few times too often. After the meeting, I packed that overused button in the outside pouch<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2013/04/27/improving-resiliency-bouncing-back-with-humor/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ushering in 2013&#8230;a new you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the dropping of the ball in Times Square, NY, fireworks and celebrations around the globe, individual traditions and resolutions (or NOT), we usher in 2013. I recently saw a great quote by Brad Paisley, popular country singer&#8230;worth pondering in coming days. “Today is the first blank of a 365 page book. Make it a<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2013/01/01/ushering-in-2013-a-new-you/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Set One Point of Focus</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/09/04/set-one-point-of-focus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set One Point Of Focus After a holiday weekend filled with activities and R&#038;R, I found myself racing off to Monday morning Yoga. And so it launched…. Sun salutations, Downward dog, Cobra, Locust, Fish, Plough, Shoulder Stand, Spinal Twist, total body rest…finally the traditional Namaste. At one point our instructor mentioned the words “set one<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/09/04/set-one-point-of-focus/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Olympics and YOU!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/08/07/the-olympics-and-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goals keep us focused; are you taking steps to achieve the targets that are important to you? Speaking of goals, It’s fun every now and then to digress and imagine achieving aims that may be different from everyday reality. This question is one such exercise. Now that Olympic competition is approaching the finals, athletes from<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/08/07/the-olympics-and-you/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Messages of Chronic Lateness</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/07/24/the-messages-of-chronic-lateness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Messages Of Chronic Lateness Have you ever considered this Leo Kennedy quote “The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.” Most of us have probably experienced this phenomenon from one or both perspectives…keeping people waiting or showing up late to an event or the opposite, being put in a position<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/07/24/the-messages-of-chronic-lateness/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Imagination and Focus&#8230;Make time for both</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/07/11/imagination-and-focus-make-time-for-both/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagination and Focus…Make Time for Both Everyone needs time to dream, be outrageous and allow creativity to flow. As well, we need time to get busy, productive and accomplish necessary tasks. As those situations occur, don’t confuse their meaning. One isn’t bad and the other good. They’re BOTH good. Wings allow us to soar, be<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/07/11/imagination-and-focus-make-time-for-both/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laughing Matters …</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/04/13/laughing-matters-%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could you use a laugh?  April is national Humor Month and according to chief jester,  Joel Goodman, Director of the HUMOR PROJECT, located in Saratoga Springs, NY,  everyone should get more smileage out of life.  Joel writes a monthly e-mail newsletter, Laughing Matters.  Check it out  www.HumorProject.com.   This one of a kind humor organization is dedicated<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/04/13/laughing-matters-%e2%80%a6/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>For Everything there is a reason</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/03/02/for-everything-there-is-a-reason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A REASON Earlier this month I was traveling by train after a tough day at the office.  I noticed a folded paper tucked beside my seat which clearly wasn&#8217;t mine. The note card was made from an appealing array of pastel colors. It caught my eye immediately.  Although I didn’t want<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/03/02/for-everything-there-is-a-reason/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Price is right&#8221; celebrating during winter calm</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/01/07/price-is-right-celebrating-during-winter-calm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A friend sent me an invitation recently that not only was a welcome surprise, but it also made me smile.  She’s sponsoring an “AH SO” get together.  What does AH SO mean? How about this….ANOTHER HOLIDAY SEASON OVER!   The best part is “you make the rules” and just enjoy yourself.  Tired of cooking?&#8230;  Make it<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2012/01/07/price-is-right-celebrating-during-winter-calm/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Birth of a New Tradition</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2011/11/11/birth-of-a-new-tradition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Joyce: During this Veteran’s Day weekend, I’d like to feature a colleague, Dr. Diane Sukiennik, as guest blogger. She focuses on an important and worthy consideration that makes a lot of sense. I’ll follow up with additional ideas in weeks leading to Thanksgiving and all the December celebrations. Birth of a New Tradition<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/cohen/2011/11/11/birth-of-a-new-tradition/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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