<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/Marakis_Choices"><title>Maria's Recommendations - Blogit</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/</link><description>Here I will be posting any reading matter which I think may interest or help anyone..........enjoy!!</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635832" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635502" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635346" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634468" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634352" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634246" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/633423" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632958" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632759" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632436" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635832"><title>A smile is a little curve that sets a lot of things straight! - ANON</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635832</link><description>Click here for the inspirational movie. Who else do you know that needs their day brightened? Please pass it on—and have an inspired day. I hope you decide to join the community. Click here to join now. Dream University® 110 Pacific Ave. #355 San Francisco, CA 94111 Copyright (C) 2009 Dream...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635502"><title>Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635502</link><description>MUHAMMED ALI A New Inspirational Movie from Simple Truths... Dear Maria, I can count on one hand the times in my life when I heard a story and...could not stop thinking about it! The Butterfly Effect story was one of those times. In a word, it's AMAZING! Andy Andrews, in my opinion, is one of the...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635346"><title>Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/635346</link><description>as a success Joyce Brothers ******************************** Gratitude is the king of all virtues. Without it...there is no happiness in your life. It's really that simple. Here's what Melody Beattie said: "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634468"><title>Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing ~ Michael Philli</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634468</link><description>higher awareness home. share the inner journey with friends. contact us Change "I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change." -- Jim Rohn "Slowness to change usually means fear of the...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634352"><title>THE DASH</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634352</link><description>The Story Behind the Dash... Dear Maria, It's not the date you were born, or the date you died, that really matters. It's "the dash" between those years, and what you do with it, to make a difference with your life. I read The Dash, by Linda Ellis, for the first time on June 10, 2003, when it was...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634246"><title>Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance - Confucius</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/634246</link><description>higher awareness home. share the inner journey with friends. contact us The eyes of the soul Today, we want to share a passage from Martia Nelson’s book, ‘Coming Home’: My greatest teacher was the experience of living in split realities: personality and true self. Personality is our daily...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/633423"><title>Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal ~ Don Shula</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/633423</link><description>You are receiving this mailing because you signed up on the WALK THE TALK website. Please DO NOT reply to this email. If you have comments or questions, contact WalkTheTalk.com. With chapter headings such as Integrity, Commitment, Passion, Focus, and Perseverance, The Nature of Excellence...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632958"><title>Success... it's what you do with what you've got ~ Leroy Van Dyke</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632958</link><description>higher awareness home. share the inner journey with friends. contact us Awareness through love and fear “There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love -- the first fluttering of its silken wings -- the first rising sound and breath of that wind which is so soon...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Marakis_Choices/632759"><title>Age wrinkles the body. 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They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It...</description></item></rdf:RDF>