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		<title>Why I do what I do&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now and then people ask me: &#8220;How can you sit there and listen to other people&#8217;s problems day after day?&#8221; Sometimes I get a reminder of why I do what I do. Here&#8217;s one that came in recently via Facebook: Hello from one of your sicker former patients! Life is good in (a state), I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading recommendation &#8211; for the over 35 crowd.</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1212</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life. Read this book if you are older than 35. You might also find it helpful if you are younger than 35 but you have been kicked around a lot by life- in other words, if you have some humility due to the failures,  losses, and betrayals in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I do this for a living, sort of&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; I would give credit if I knew who created this- found it on a Facebook friend&#8217;s page.]]></description>
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		<title>One size of psychotherapy cannot fit all</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1200</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My clients are sometimes unsure about exactly what sort of things will happen in psychotherapy and precisely how long it will take. I honestly cannot answer that question for you quickly. We will have to invest some time together because one size of psychotherapy does not fit all. However, here’s The Big Picture about what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom happens now, not later</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1193</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awakening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey- I wrote this 11 years ago. I found it on a hard drive while I was looking for another file. It is a bit simplistic but it has some ideas that are quite powerful if you actually follow up on them. ~~ Cliff When I think about my work as a psychotherapist and counselor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equanimity comes and goes</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1187</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sand mandalas are beautiful works of Tibetan spiritual art. Over the course of several days or even several weeks an intricate mandala is created on the ground by monks using colored sand or crushed colored rock. Once the mandala has been created it is destroyed and the materials used in its creation are returned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few seconds can change your life</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1174</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 03:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shrinking the Shrink]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 4th, I awoke and went through my normal morning routine. In checking the weather I noticed that there was “possibly severe weather” predicted for the day- that’s typical for this time of year for those of us who live in a tornado alley. My wife Carol left the house on foot for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shame &#8211; We all have some&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1168</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very nice 20 minute video. Highly recommended.]]></description>
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		<title>Overhauling the office accounting&#8230; Finally!</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1163</link>
		<comments>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1163#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there- It has been awhile since I have posted an office update. That’s an indicator that I have been both busy and stable. Not a bad thing, but, it is a thing to look at. Sometimes stability can create the illusion that everything is working well. It is that time of year- we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Holiday Schedule</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1151</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there everybody. I have not had the time to post a lot in recent months- that&#8217;s a good thing, mostly. Time to write has been scarce because my practice is very busy and very full. Openings for new clients are scarce. I enjoy writing because it helps me clarify my thoughts and it helps [...]]]></description>
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