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	<title>Christopher Hansard</title>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ dreaming]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/12/christopher-hansard-dreaming-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[we are made
of filaments of dreams
all entwined in a
sleep
in which
the dreaming
that is done
is the very thing
that teases us
to try and wake from it
but if you truly want
to  awake
then stop the
dreaming
and you will
see
the great awakening
has always
been
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">we are made</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">of filaments of dreams</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">all entwined in a</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sleep</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in which</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the dreaming</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that is done</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is the very thing</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that teases us</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to try and wake from it</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but if you truly want</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to  awake</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">then stop the</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">dreaming</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and you will</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">see</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the great awakening</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">has always</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">been</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ sockeye salmon]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/11/christopher-hansard-sockeye-salmon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/11/christopher-hansard-sockeye-salmon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sockeye salmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[sockeye
sockeye
sockeye salmon
run
seaward
landho
up down
stomachs
chequebooks
merchants
clayoquat sound
the day will come
when no longer
will
the sockeye
thrash
and bears will sit sadly
going hungry
and dream of trash
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">sockeye</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sockeye</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sockeye salmon</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">run</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">seaward</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">landho</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">up down</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">stomachs</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">chequebooks</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">merchants</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">clayoquat sound</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the day will come</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">when no longer</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">will</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the sockeye</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">thrash</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and bears will sit sadly</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">going hungry</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and dream of trash</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ the way]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/10/christopher-hansard-the-way-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/10/christopher-hansard-the-way-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lao Tzu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the way]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[if you seek
to find the meaning
in the deepest parts of your life
see the quiet way
that flows
in the tumult and the peace
the way that knows
your inner heart
and which words to speak
to bring comfort
to those who comfort can not find
and to those who think they see
but discover they are blind
for when the earth falls to shock
and some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">if you seek</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to find the meaning</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in the deepest parts of your life</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">see the quiet way</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that flows</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in the tumult and the peace</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the way that knows</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">your inner heart</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and which words to speak</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to bring comfort</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to those who comfort can not find</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and to those who think they see</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but discover they are blind</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">for when the earth falls to shock</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and some think</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ruin</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">know the way</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">so that others</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">may know it</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">too</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ meditation]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/09/christopher-hansard-meditation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/09/christopher-hansard-meditation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Hansard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[meditation
dwells within you
it
is
&#8230;.it is&#8230;

the methods and techniques that you do
are not meditation
but windows to enable you
to look within
and thus be greeted
by
spontaneous arising

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">meditation</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">dwells within you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">it</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8230;.it is&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: center;">the methods and techniques that you do</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">are not meditation</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but windows to enable you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to look within</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and thus be greeted</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">by</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">spontaneous arising</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ where do you stand ? ]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/08/christopher-hansard-where-do-you-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/08/christopher-hansard-where-do-you-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bestpoliticalblogs.co.uk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayoquot Sound]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gentleness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hilary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Art of Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Think Positive]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[there will come a time
when circumstance
and Life
will demand a question of you
&#8216;where do you stand?&#8217;
and your answer
shall determine how you
live your life
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">there will come a time</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">when circumstance</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and Life</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">will demand a question of you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8216;where do you stand?&#8217;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and your answer</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">shall determine how you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">live your life</p>
]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ renewal]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/07/christopher-hansard-renewal-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/07/christopher-hansard-renewal-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[each day
there is renewal
if you allow your habits
to die
so that they may be reformed
by understanding

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">each day</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">there is renewal</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">if you allow your habits</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to die</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">so that they may be reformed</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">by understanding</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ inspire]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/05/christopher-hansard-inspire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/05/christopher-hansard-inspire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hansard Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hilary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popularity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[inspire others
to be themselves
and in doing that
find your path
to Life
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">inspire others</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to be themselves</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and in doing that</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">find your path</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to Life</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ beauty]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/04/christopher-hansard-beauty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/04/christopher-hansard-beauty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chanel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[max faxtor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1026</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is said
that beauty is in the eye
of the beholder
but how does beauty see
that which views it?

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">It is said</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that beauty is in the eye</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">of the beholder</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but how does beauty see</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that which views it?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ ancient ones]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/03/christopher-hansard-ancient-ones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/03/christopher-hansard-ancient-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient ones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aristotle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Art of Living]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[humankind
has dwelt before
in different guises
on this planet
no more wise than we are now
or less inclined to folly
we evolved
aeon by aeon
we have come and gone
and hung on
and come and gone
and will do so
in differing forms
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">humankind</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">has dwelt before</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in different guises</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">on this planet</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">no more wise than we are now</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">or less inclined to folly</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">we evolved</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">aeon by aeon</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">we have come and gone</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and hung on</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and come and gone</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and will do so</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in differing forms</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ grow]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/02/christopher-hansard-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/03/02/christopher-hansard-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technorati]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[you grow
not by knowing
but through
understanding
you grow
not by acheiving
but by
receiving
you grow
not by seeking to be liked by others
but by liking your self
we grow not by effort
but by nature

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">you grow</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">not by knowing</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but through</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">understanding</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">you grow</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">not by acheiving</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but by</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">receiving</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">you grow</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">not by seeking to be liked by others</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but by liking your self</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">we grow not by effort</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but by nature</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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