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		<title>The Difference Between Truth and True Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Using the concept that the truth will set you free needs some clarification. What does truth mean? There are things that are true for example, it’s true you beat up your brother (if in fact you did). The truth of the matter is your brother was beat up by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journal To Understand Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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You have already developed the ability to evaluate someone else’s life. You see their life in action. You see what you can accomplish. Professionals such as therapists see the benefit of their insights in the life of others. But we often don’t know ourselves well enough to change the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Can Focus Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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It is important in life to learn how to focus. Whether it’s a 6 month old learning to focus on a toy or a teen learning to focus on studying for a final exam, the benefits of this character quality will last a lifetime. Focusing only on one thing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The A B C of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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A simple concept helps to redirect the focus within a struggling relationship. If ‘A’ is you and ‘B’ is someone else, then ‘C’ is the best of the best of what anyone can be. ‘C’ is the ideal character for anyone to live. It’s the way we were designed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When You Shut Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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When you shut down in a relationship there are ripple effects for others. For example, they are left to guess what you are thinking. You experience a ripple effect as well such as keeping things inside you results in reactions to reactions that often spin you into a hole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Stressing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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I find an increased intake for counseling leading up to holiday seasons such as summer vacation, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. This relates primarily to the added stresses of those season, mainly related to angst over meeting relatives or having to spend more time with a spouse.

Stress comes when a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compliments to You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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Many people who put great effort into improving their life and relationships are not recognized for their honest efforts. Reading books, taking seminars, seeking counselling, etc. give evidence of the great amount of energy expended to get healthy. I share my thoughts in this video for the ones who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Avoid Hurting Someone’s Feelings?</title>
		<link>http://www.normquantz.com/2010/topic/mental-health/should-you-avoid-hurting-someone%e2%80%99s-feelings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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You maybe don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. But is that best?

I talk in this video blog about how little you have control over whether someone’s feelings are hurt or not. It has a lot to do with the different ways of thinking between you and that other person. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Making from Conflicted Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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Have you felt that “he’s driving me crazy?” I address that issue showing how you may be trying to weave very thin threads of truth that the controller gives you and you’re attempting to make a tapestry out of such meagre points. It doesn’t work. Victims try to believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straw Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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Clients have often asked me to explain why their spouse, the controller, gets so focused on such trivial issues. It is because of what I call “Straw Thinking”. When the controller is so focused on such a narrow issue as though they have to make it their own “Custard’s [...]]]></description>
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