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		<title>Pep Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here I am again. After three weeks of heaven on earth, somebody ordered to kick me out for who knows how long&#8230; &#8220;Let her feel fear again&#8221;. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve dropped as low as I was before the climb, but I&#8217;m definitely not at the top of the mountain any more. And this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rose Colored Glasses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking about our upcoming trip back to the Autism Treatment Center of America for an Intensive week&#8230; Same &#8220;challenges&#8221; than last year: A long day in airports, planes, and roads with a child and luggage, away from our kitchen. A single day to get there before our program begins (and a lot of money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big steps towards freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I let go of several crippling habits I&#8217;ve carried for a long time. I&#8217;m currently living: Not trying to save, change, or heal anybody (not even one in the autism spectrum) Without any need to accomplish anything Not seeking anybody&#8217;s approval (I haven&#8217;t been put to a big test recently, though) For the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheat Sheet</title>
		<link>http://www.mafemaria.com/2011/12/cheat-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breathe. Pause. Close your eyes. Slow down &#8211; moving, speaking, thinking. Forget time &#8211; Don&#8217;t look at the clock. Choose freedom. Say yes &#8211; to yourself. Suspend all judgments.]]></description>
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		<title>Our Journey (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.mafemaria.com/2011/11/our-journey-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing the story we shared last year, this video documents the last 12 months in Joaquin&#8217;s Son-Rise Program. Although Joaquin&#8217;s growth has been (and continues to be) amazing, this is mostly a tribute to the beauty of the process and the extraordinary people that have joined hands with us building and providing an optimal growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing and Allowing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to read &#8220;happiness is a choice&#8221; as &#8220;happiness is a choice, and you&#8217;re always supposed to choose it; if you can&#8217;t it&#8217;s okay for now, but do seek happiness when you&#8217;re ready&#8221;. And so I&#8217;ve done a lot of choosing, allowing, and then attempting to choose not sure if I&#8217;m ready&#8230; just perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A testimonial from a Son-Rise Volunteer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christy Christensen (a certified yoga instructor among many other things) plays every week with Joaquin in his Romper Room. She is a volunteer of our Son-Rise program (our only volunteer at the moment), and a friend to all of us. She recently submitted this essay with her application for a scholarship for an advanced yoga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love vs. Fear</title>
		<link>http://www.mafemaria.com/2011/09/love-vs-fear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to think that if you do Son-Rise perfectly, your child will have no option but to recover (as in, be fully &#8220;cured&#8221; of autism). I did this in order to motivate me to play perfect Son-Rise and put all of me behind the goal of Joaquin&#8217;s recovery. I took this belief in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On / Off</title>
		<link>http://www.mafemaria.com/2011/08/on-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While appreciating the fact that I currently find myself inspired, peaceful, loving, free, and flowing&#8230; I just noticed how my &#8220;newspaper&#8221; (the collection of things that reach me every day) is bringing me messages of inspiration, love, freedom, ease, and fluidity. I&#8217;m noticing the obvious: It&#8217;s not a coincidence and special gift from the angels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding at the bottom of my subconscious</title>
		<link>http://www.mafemaria.com/2011/07/finding-at-the-bottom-of-my-subconscious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Joaquin takes a nap in our living room, I decide to take my Frequency book and read by him. As I go through chapter 3, an incredible revelation comes over me. I start seeing it so clearly. It makes so much sense, and my heart agrees by beating rapidly, and my eyes, ears and [...]]]></description>
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