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		<title>The Best Things In Life: Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by my friend Allison Hamilton.  Allison lives in the country and skillfully grows an amazing variety of vegetables and fruit trees, when she isn&#8217;t creating award-winning solar energy projects. She calls me Ali. I love the way she&#8217;s deepened the conversation on the best things in life. I love this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a guest post by my friend Allison Hamilton.  Allison lives in the country and skillfully grows an amazing variety of vegetables and fruit trees, when she isn&#8217;t creating award-winning solar energy projects. She calls me Ali. I love the way she&#8217;s deepened the conversation on the best things in life.

I love this post, [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/checking-in-on-joyful-sabbatical/" rel="bookmark" title="February 9, 2010">Checking In: On Joyful Sabbatical</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/a-little-help-from-my-friends-please/" rel="bookmark" title="June 18, 2011">A Little Help From My Friends, Please?</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/come-inside-my-curtain/" rel="bookmark" title="January 10, 2012">Come Inside My Curtain</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/cooking-for-climate-change-part-2/" rel="bookmark" title="January 24, 2008">Cooking For Climate Change, Part 2</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-living-with-others-part-ii/" rel="bookmark" title="January 4, 2009">Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part II</a></li>
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		<title>We Found A Housemate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a brief post to note that we finally found a housemate to help us fill up our house and practice community. Shen moved in over the weekend. He&#8217;s a happy, luminous presence, late 30&#8242;s, who enjoys yoga, vegatarian cooking, bicycling everywhere (car-free!), being a massage therapist and his girlfriend Laura, who&#8217;s an artist. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just a brief post to note that we finally found a housemate to help us fill up our house and practice community.
Shen moved in over the weekend. He&#8217;s a happy, luminous presence, late 30&#8242;s, who enjoys yoga, vegatarian cooking, bicycling everywhere (car-free!), being a massage therapist and his girlfriend Laura, who&#8217;s an artist. I&#8217;m just [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/fun-uses-for-your-extra-hour/" rel="bookmark" title="November 2, 2008">Fun Uses For Your Extra Hour</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-things-to-happily-live-without/" rel="bookmark" title="June 24, 2011">Top Ten Things To Happily Live Without</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/were-seeking-a-housemate/" rel="bookmark" title="July 14, 2010">We&#8217;re Seeking A Housemate!</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/free-ways-to-enjoy-ourselves/" rel="bookmark" title="June 8, 2009">Free Ways To Enjoy Ourselves</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/cooking-for-climate-change-part-1/" rel="bookmark" title="January 23, 2008">Cooking For Climate Change, Part 1</a></li>
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		<title>What To Do With An Autumn Equinox?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How shall we celebrate the autumnal equinox, fast approaching on September 23? And why should we note it at all? The autumn equinox, the old-timey, nature-centered holiday in which the sun crosses the celestial equator doesn’t make it onto the radar for most of us. We may know it moreless coincides with the first day [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How shall we celebrate the autumnal equinox, fast approaching on September 23? And why should we note it at all?
The autumn equinox, the old-timey, nature-centered holiday in which the sun crosses the celestial equator doesn’t make it onto the radar for most of us. We may know it moreless coincides with the first day of [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/no-boundaries/" rel="bookmark" title="May 2, 2009">No Boundaries</a></li>

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<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/winter-storms-slow-down-snuggle-in/" rel="bookmark" title="December 17, 2008">Winter Storms: Slow Down, Snuggle In</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/winter-solstice-and-the-unconquered-sun-and-son/" rel="bookmark" title="December 20, 2009">Winter Solstice And The Unconquered Sun And Son</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/9-11-anniversary-no-it-doesnt-stand-alone/" rel="bookmark" title="September 11, 2011">9-11 Anniversary: No, It Doesn&#8217;t Stand Alone</a></li>
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		<title>Top Ten Things To Happily Live Without</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quality of life and joy generally come from what we do and who we are with, not from the things in our life. Feel free to post a comment on what thing or item you&#8217;d be just as happy without. Bottled water. Thumbs up on drinking lots of water; thumbs down [...]Similar Posts:More Important Than [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Quality of life and joy generally come from what we do and who we are with, not from the things in our life. Feel free to post a comment on what thing or item you&#8217;d be just as happy without.

Bottled water. Thumbs      up on drinking lots of water; thumbs down [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/more-important-than-osama-bin-laden/" rel="bookmark" title="May 3, 2011">More Important Than Osama bin Laden</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/the-wrong-use-of-used-shoes/" rel="bookmark" title="December 1, 2008">The Wrong Use of Used Shoes</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/how-to-save-five-hours-a-week/" rel="bookmark" title="September 12, 2008">How To Save Five Hours A Week</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-on-xeroscape-gardening/" rel="bookmark" title="May 31, 2009">Top Ten Tips On Xeroscape Gardening</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-things-to-happily-live-without-part-ii/" rel="bookmark" title="July 6, 2011">Top Ten Things To Happily Live Without, Part II</a></li>
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		<title>Sammy&#8217;s Mountain, Gardens &amp; Community</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/sammys-mountain-gardens-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our driveway has a vast hill of fertile dirt in it because we are finally building a garden, having spurned the lawn our builder offered to put in for us. We’ve named this temporary geographical feature Sammy’s Mountain because our neighbor Sammy (short for Samantha) loves to climb it and survey our neighborhood from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Our driveway has a vast hill of fertile dirt in it because we are finally building a garden, having spurned the lawn our builder offered to put in for us. We’ve named this temporary geographical feature Sammy’s Mountain because our neighbor Sammy (short for Samantha) loves to climb it and survey our neighborhood from the [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/halloween-day-of-the-dead-aliveness/" rel="bookmark" title="October 31, 2010">Halloween, Day of the Dead &#038; Aliveness</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/the-fun-of-being-in-training/" rel="bookmark" title="March 13, 2009">The Fun of Being In Training</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/stephanie-millar-and-creative-problem-solving/" rel="bookmark" title="December 27, 2010">Stephanie Millar And Creative Problem-Solving</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-on-xeroscape-gardening/" rel="bookmark" title="May 31, 2009">Top Ten Tips On Xeroscape Gardening</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/resources-for-good-living-suggest-a-link/" rel="bookmark" title="April 25, 2009">Resources For Good Living: Suggest A Link!</a></li>
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		<title>Embracing Our Sphere Of Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about global warming. Take a brief trip with me [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about global warming.
Take a brief trip with me back [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/embracing-change/" rel="bookmark" title="October 24, 2008">Embracing Change</a></li>

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<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/being-guided-across-the-divide/" rel="bookmark" title="February 26, 2009">Being Guided Across the Divide</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/cars-climate-and-creature-comforts/" rel="bookmark" title="November 17, 2009">Cars, Climate And Creature Comforts</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/building-the-web-of-community/" rel="bookmark" title="March 18, 2009">Building The Web of Community</a></li>
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		<title>Back From New Year&#8217;s Retreat</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/back-from-new-years-retreat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thor and I returned yesterday from our annual New Year&#8217;s retreat, which we take together  each year, just the two of us, to go into our deep inner lives and look at our intentions for 2010. This year we stayed in the wonderfully historic and old-timey  Hood River Hotel, where we were blessed with a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thor and I returned yesterday from our annual New Year&#8217;s retreat, which we take together  each year, just the two of us, to go into our deep inner lives and look at our intentions for 2010. This year we stayed in the wonderfully historic and old-timey  Hood River Hotel, where we were blessed with a [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-living-with-others-part-ii/" rel="bookmark" title="January 4, 2009">Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part II</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/weve-found-our-new-house/" rel="bookmark" title="May 19, 2010">We&#8217;ve Found Our New House</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/a-different-take-on-we-deserve-it/" rel="bookmark" title="June 26, 2010">A Different Take On &#8220;We Deserve It&#8221;</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-living-with-others-part-i/" rel="bookmark" title="December 24, 2008">Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part I</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/more-tips-on-working-for-rent/" rel="bookmark" title="August 6, 2009">More Tips On Working For Rent</a></li>
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		<title>Winter Solstice And The Unconquered Sun And Son</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/winter-solstice-and-the-unconquered-sun-and-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first part of this piece I posted last year, on the 2008 winter solstice. The rest of it I added for 2009. Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. In the days long before fossil fuels routinely lit our nights, winter solstice was celebrated as the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first part of this piece I posted last year, on the 2008 winter solstice. The rest of it I added for 2009.

Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. In the days long before fossil fuels routinely lit our nights, winter solstice was celebrated as the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun.
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		<title>Enchanted With What I&#8217;ve Already Got, Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do I feel like eating tonight? Shall I drop by the grocery store for it, or go out? That is a game I&#8217;ve often played in my life, a modern game common in developed countries because we have so many choices, so much food, so many restaurants. It hasn&#8217;t been proven, though, that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Tips On Working For Rent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed a number of Google searches bringing people to Diamond-Cut Life who are curious about my husband and I having a housemate who works for rent. Conserving the earth&#8217;s resources and practicing community are big motivations for us. Also, we don&#8217;t have children and really enjoy young people. (We actually enjoy pretty much all [...]]]></description>
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