<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464</id><updated>2012-02-16T19:14:19.843-08:00</updated><title type='text'>In the space of Now</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Robb 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you?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-4451108776926921857?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/4451108776926921857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=4451108776926921857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4451108776926921857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4451108776926921857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2010/03/if-you-heard-phrase-radical.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb 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Love oneself&lt;br /&gt;2. Spend a few minutes a day with self&lt;br /&gt;3. Floss&lt;br /&gt;4. Brush at least twice per day&lt;br /&gt;5. Eat well&lt;br /&gt;6. Reduce sugar in tack when possible&lt;br /&gt;7. Favor tea over coffee&lt;br /&gt;8. Drink lots of water (soft drinks, coffee don't count)  real water&lt;br /&gt;9. Freshen digestion with mint, fennel seeds, lemon, enzymes&lt;br /&gt;10. Love others&lt;br /&gt;11. Exercise till the day one dies&lt;br /&gt;12. Take supplements when diet falters&lt;br /&gt;13. Be in the now, as life passes quickly, don't want to miss it&lt;br /&gt;14. Smile a lot&lt;br /&gt;15. laugh easily&lt;br /&gt;16. learn something new everyday&lt;br /&gt;17. share your thoughts and wisdom with others&lt;br /&gt;18. Fear nothing and no one&lt;br /&gt;19. Speak your truth&lt;br /&gt;20. Know that you are forever part of the fabric of the universe and never alone&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-4339169159762953551?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/4339169159762953551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=4339169159762953551' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4339169159762953551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4339169159762953551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2010/02/20-things-about-life.html' title='20 things about life'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-4760597779279294862</id><published>2010-01-28T21:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T22:00:51.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>It’s OK to Quit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Veraunda Jackson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Quit arguing with people about the same old foolishness! Respect their position and keep it moving!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Quit telling people your secrets when you know they are not going to keep them! And if you keep telling them, then quit getting mad when they tell your secrets!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Quit trying to pull people on your journey who don't want to travel with you. Either they believe in you and value you...or they don't!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Quit complaining about things you can't and won't change!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Quit gossiping about other people! Minding our own business should be a full time job!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Quit blaming each other for things that in the big picture aren't going to matter three weeks from now! Talk solutions...and then implement them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Quit eating things you know are not good for you! If you can't quit...eat smaller portions!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Quit buying things when we know we can't afford them! If you don't have self control, then quit going to the stores! Quit charging things, especially when you don't need them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Quit staying in unhealthy relationships! It is not okay for people to verbally or physically abuse you! So quit lying to yourself! It is not okay to stay in the marriage for the children! Ask them and they will tell you that they really would prefer to see you happy and that the misery you and your spouse/partner are living with is affecting them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Quit letting family members rope you into the drama! -Start telling them you don't want to hear it! Quit spreading the drama! Quit calling other relatives and telling them about your cousin or aunt! Go back to #5 minding your own business should be enough to keep you busy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. Quit trying to change people! It doesn't work! Quit cussing people out when you know that they are just being the miserable and jealous people that they are!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Quit the job you hate! Start pursuing your passion. Find the job that fuels your passion before you quit!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13.. Quit volunteering for things that you aren't getting any personal fulfillment from anymore! Quit volunteering for things and then failing to follow through with your commitment!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14. Quit listening to the naysayers! Quit watching the depressing news if you are going to live in the doom and gloom of it all!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. Quit making excuses about why you are where you are or why you can't do what you want to do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;16. Quit waiting on others to give you the answers...and start finding the answers for yourself! If what you are doing isn't working for you...then quit it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17. Quit settling and start making your dreams a reality!   Quit being afraid and start living your life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Create the life you want! If you want something different than what you have had in the past...you must quit doing what you have done before and do something different!  Just quit it ...... and start doing something to create the experience you want!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-4760597779279294862?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/4760597779279294862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=4760597779279294862' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4760597779279294862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4760597779279294862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-ok-to-quit.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-7519833740637401122</id><published>2010-01-26T16:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T16:44:17.555-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>An Excerpt from&lt;br /&gt;Charging the Human Battery&lt;br /&gt;by Mac Anderson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday morning. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it:I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say."Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital," he continued; "Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles.""You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part.It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail," he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1,000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear.Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time.It was nice to meet you Tom. I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!"You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast.""What brought this on?" she asked with a smile."Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-7519833740637401122?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/7519833740637401122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=7519833740637401122' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/7519833740637401122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/7519833740637401122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2010/01/excerpt-from-charging-human-battery-by.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-3147259774448175669</id><published>2009-12-21T16:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T16:26:25.511-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Focus on LESS. Often we TRY to FIGURE IT ALL OUT before taking a FIRST step. Ironically-taking a first step often LEADS to figuring it all out. Go figure;) --Frank Gjata&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-3147259774448175669?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/3147259774448175669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=3147259774448175669' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3147259774448175669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3147259774448175669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/12/focus-on-less.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-5205683472457829068</id><published>2009-12-21T00:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T00:14:42.722-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Just saw the movie Avatar...  wow, amazing special effects and powerful story/message&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-5205683472457829068?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/5205683472457829068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=5205683472457829068' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5205683472457829068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5205683472457829068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-saw-movie-avatar.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-3920655802950009806</id><published>2009-12-12T22:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T22:23:14.006-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>We are the masters of our life making choices (or not) resulting in what we see before us. Time for a different choice?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-3920655802950009806?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/3920655802950009806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=3920655802950009806' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3920655802950009806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3920655802950009806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-are-masters-of-our-life-making.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-4801087457128864253</id><published>2009-03-23T21:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T21:37:28.707-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Setting Personal or Entrepreneurial Goals</title><content type='html'>It is said that less than 5% of people write down their goals.  There is something amazing that happens when we actually take the time to write them down.  It sets in motion our subconscious to begin pulling pieces together to make them happen.  The more we review our goals, refine, and break down into bite sized pieces, the more quickly we will manifest our goals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep these ideas in mind as you identify your goals:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Begin with the end in mind.  You should have a clear vision of what you want to accomplish or what you are trying to achieve.  You should also know when you want to achieve your goals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Your goals should be S.M.A.R.T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;S for Specific -for example "I will call 5 prospects each day" or "I will hand out 50 prospecting CD's this week."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;M for Measurable -Your goal should be measurable so that you will know if yo9u achieved it or not. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A for Agreed Upon-Your goals should be in line with the organization's strategic vision as well as your sponsor and upline's goals and objectives.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;R for Realistic-While you should always push yourself by aiming high, you should make sure your goals are realistic and attainable.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;T for Timetable-Make sure goals have a due date.  Referring once again to our example, your tasks to call prospects or distribute prospecting CD's were both assigned a specific date for completion. Setting a specific time frame will help you to prioritize and keep things on track. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;3) Establish short-term, mid-term and long-term goals.  A series of short-term goals lead to accomplishing your long-term goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4) First things first.  List your goals in order of importance, and work on the most important goals first. Reviewing your list of goals regularly will keep you focused and enable you to reprioritize your goals as needed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remember, it is small steps that matter.  Long-term goals and your personal vision can only be attained if you are willing to commit the time and effort required to succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-4801087457128864253?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/4801087457128864253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=4801087457128864253' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4801087457128864253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4801087457128864253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/03/setting-personal-or-entrepreneurial.html' title='Setting Personal or Entrepreneurial Goals'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-1949878931408498036</id><published>2009-03-22T00:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T13:02:12.500-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Create the 2009 of your dreams</title><content type='html'>How many times have we heard that we are what we think, we are what we eat, we are who we hang around with? The overwhelming evidence is that these statements have much truth in them. If we begin to understand and believe that, we can take actions to use them to our advantage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think we all have some sense of "victim" within. There is that feeling that those people, situations, government, spouse, etc are doing something to us. I'm hoping that we can look at it a bit differently in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if we take absolute responsibility for our lives and begin today to take the actions necessary to create a new outlook, new possibilities and a new reality for ourselves?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I say YES. For those that are skeptical, I can certainly understand that. It begs the question though, what if we just tried today, just today to make a few different choices. A few less calories, a few less hours sitting in front of the tube and instead using those hours on &lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;personal growth&lt;/span&gt;, a few more minutes of exercise, one more call to friend or family. Humm. It could be an interesting experiment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It really is the small steps that do add up over time. I have seen some amazing results in my own life and those that I coach. We ultimately really only have ourselves and we have today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To your success,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Robb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-1949878931408498036?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/1949878931408498036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=1949878931408498036' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/1949878931408498036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/1949878931408498036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/03/create-2009-of-your-dreams.html' title='Create the 2009 of your dreams'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-2246750281868248010</id><published>2009-01-16T21:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-16T21:33:06.995-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Entrepreneur Within</title><content type='html'>We all have an inner entrepreneur, a voice within that hands out business advice to us all the time. “Purchase this low and sell it high”, or “what a fantastic home investment”, or “that would be a great business idea, I wonder if anyone has thought of that.” There’s no shortage of business ideas, new creative insight or improved ways of getting things done. Now with the Internet new businesses and ideas can be launched overnight with just a few hours of work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So why then isn’t everyone in business for themselves? Has everything that’s going to be invented or improved upon already been done? Of course we all know the answer to that is a big fat NO! One of the many reasons lies in the fact that, although we all have access to the entrepreneur within, very few of us actually listen to it. Rather than heed the advice of our internal entrepreneur we instead take the ’safe’ and ’secure’ route. Or at least what appears to us at the time a safe and secure route.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of us at one time or another have encountered some type of negativity or have been criticized when we have put ourselves out there with some new idea, creation or invention. For some it’s hard to once again stick yourself out there and face the world again. Then there are others who have really gone out on a limb and started a business, failed, and are now off on another path so as not to risk failing again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With every situation, every choice, every decision point each of us has the opportunity to connect to our inner entrepreneur. We all have talents, gifts, abundance and ideas to share with each other here. Don’t hesitate to share what you have or what you feel inspired to do. Without your idea, business or talent we may just have to wait another lifetime for your insight.&lt;br /&gt;I believe that every single problem, crisis and dilemma that humanity faces today already has an answer. The answer lies within an individual or group of individuals however, and many of them are far from the path of discovery. As each of us goes against our true nature, or purpose, we lose sight of the shoreline of our calling. Are you on the right path? Do you know what your true purpose in life is? The answer to the second question is a definite Yes! Now it’s up to you to align your life with it and be able to answer the first question with a profound Yes as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If each of us just takes the time, listens to the entrepreneur within and follows our dreams, passions and purpose we may just find that the hard work, perseverance and failure to give up, even in the toughest of times, will place us further along our life path on this human journey. And who knows, you may just have the answer to one of the greatest problems facing mankind just waiting to be invented. Take action today!&lt;br /&gt;(courtesy of humanityonpurpose.com)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-2246750281868248010?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/2246750281868248010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=2246750281868248010' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/2246750281868248010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/2246750281868248010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/01/entrepreneur-within.html' title='The Entrepreneur Within'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-5945307501683865867</id><published>2009-01-16T21:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T22:43:18.201-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time to cleanse</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Who Needs to detoxity?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the worlds leading geneticists have begun to realize that genetics are secondary to toxicity, when it comes to disease.....Since people are taking ownership of their health and becoming partners with their physicians, detoxification has become the primary method of prevention.  Instead of waiting for something bad to happen and having to go to the doctor, people are more proactive than ever before. This trend is recurring none too soon, because so many people are getting sick!....Look around you… Children suffer from cancer, diabetes, ADD, AD/HD, obesity, Asthma, to name a few. Adults and elderly are even worse off. Everyday we hear of yet another person in our circle of influence who’s been diagnosed with Cancer, MS, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome along with hundreds of other diseases.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s time to pay close attention to what is going on....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An important part of understanding how to restore and protect our health is becoming informed about how toxic our environment is and how that impacts good health. We’re surrounded constantly by environmental toxins and pollutants. Chemicals and heavy metals are prevalent in skin care products; inside air is hundres of times more toxic than outside air, foods are loaded with herbicides, pesticides and chemicals. Even medications intended to help us are comprised of toxic chemicals.....It is not surprising to learn that a great many of the diseases that are so prevalent today are directly caused by a weakened immune system because of these environmental hazards. With that in mind, the watchword in dietary supplements is going towards detoxification.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chemical Revolution....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The need for detoxification is greater now than ever before in the history of mankind. In the 1950’s the chemical revolution began when wartime chemical manufactures lost the market for their product at the end of the war. Executives gathered to create a market for their products that were no longer in demand. It was determined that farmers were a good target market, and they went to work to create a need in the farming industry for chemicals.....Born was the Chemical Revolution, with the introduction of herbicides and pesticides, forever changing our ecology, with wide reaching implications.....Within a matter of a few years, over 90% of all farms were treated with herbicides and pesticides. The chemicals weakened the plants, decreased the nutritional value of the soil and additional chemicals were needed to help ward off pests that previously did not widely damage crops.....Food sources were altered, air and water quality declined, the functions of the human body became burdened with more toxins than the body was designed to manage, and as a result, we are in the midst of a culture of illness and disease.....Each year, more than 200 new man made chemicals are introduced to the environment, most of which are poorly understood in relation to how they will impact our health. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a study that revealed that 100% of all tumors contain herbicides and pesticides.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toxins Are Making us Sick!....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heavy metal toxicity is also at an all time high. Alzheimers and dementia has been connected with Aluminum toxicity, the main active ingredient in deodorant. Autism to Mercury, which has increased dramatically with the increase in number of vaccines given each year.....Some 70,000 chemicals are being dumped into our environment; 65,000 of which are potentially hazardous to our health, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. We live in a virtual sea of pollutants and carry many of these toxins within our bodies.....It was once thought that the placenta filtered out toxins, protecting unborn babies. It is now known that the best way for a woman to detoxify is to get pregnant because toxins are found even in unborn children, in large quantities. A 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group identified 287 industrial chemicals in babies’ umbilical-cord blood, including 180 known to cause cancer and 217 that are toxic to the brain and nervous system. This is a startling fact, and one that should motivate every young woman to detoxify before getting pregnant, to protect the next generation.....Drinking water nationwide is riddled with Arsenic, as well as other chemicals, antibiotics and toxins. The air that we breathe is complied of the same air that flows through the jet stream and contains over 1,500 metric tons of toxins. Amalgam fillings contain 50% Mercury, the most toxic substance on Earth. Vaccines, once thought to be Mercury free, are preserved with Thimerasol, a Mercury. Vaccines also contain Formaldehyde, an elbalming fluid, along with other neurotoxins.....Rain, falling from the jet stream, onto all crops, contain Mercury as well as other toxins. The toxins grow right inside the food, so you cannot simply wash them off. Then there is the prescriptions drugs that most people take, made of chemicals. Cosmetics, skin care products, household cleaners, carpeting, furniture all contain chemicals that were made by man. Everywhere we turn, even when we make better choices, we are burdening our bodies in this industrialized nation, with more chemicals and heavy metals than ever before in the history of mankind.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; It is prudent to include every man, woman, child and animal… We Are All Toxic!....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-5945307501683865867?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/5945307501683865867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=5945307501683865867' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5945307501683865867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5945307501683865867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/01/time-to-cleanse.html' title='Time to cleanse'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-8547830813332562484</id><published>2009-01-13T22:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T22:22:11.102-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I've been life coaching for over five years.  It is gratifying to hear good reports on my technique!  It is about listening and really hearing what the client is saying and NOT saying.  That space "in between" the words can give clues to what is bubbling up for them now.  Learning to trust that "gut" feeling more and more and checking in with a feeling that continues to come up.  Most times, the client appreciates the inquiry and leaves the call with insights and homework for the week.  Self care is always brought up.  What are you doing in terms of self care today or this week?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-8547830813332562484?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/8547830813332562484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=8547830813332562484' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8547830813332562484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8547830813332562484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2009/01/ive-been-life-coaching-for-over-five.html' title=''/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-5854091387286376887</id><published>2008-06-02T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T21:26:55.462-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Mental Outlook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a positive outlook on each day and hour.  The mind is orientated to the now. Appreciation abounds.  The mind is quiet more and more. The reduction in judgment is noticeable. There is awareness of breath, body, mind, surroundings and that every present being within.  There is an orientation to accept what is currently happening.  Resistance to “what is” fades and is almost gone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friends&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Social time is joyful spending time with friends.  Feeling at ease and thankful when with them.  The relationships flow very well back and forth.  There is mutual love, respect and honesty.  There is gratitude daily for the friendships that exist.  Friends are well thought of and cared for.  Communication is very high. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relationship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Extreme gratitude and humbleness abide for the spiritual connection and commitment that exists.  There is conscious awareness of love, trust, honesty, peace, touch, being with the other.  There is amazing communication with a pledge to serve the other in all things. There is passion and joy at the others sight, sound, smell, touch—thought of the other. Love overflows everyday in thanksgiving for the divine incarnate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Creativity&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The energy of creativity is a friend that flows on a daily basis.  There is amply outlet for its movement and influence. There is much respect for its insights and knowledge.  There is constant gratitude and creativity is put to uses that point others to the divine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Family&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The clan communicates well as a whole and individually with each other.  There is a feeling of connection and joy when spending time together. Support is offered when a member is in need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work time is filled with sense of contributing to the mission of the institution.  There is mutual respect and honor of each other.  People meet in person when needing to speak about sensitive issues.  .  There is a high level of trust that is felt by all. Leadership is open, honest, trusting and delegates appropriately.  Leadership values the input from those that work for them.  Leadership looks at the whole picture and recognizes those areas that need to be improved.  They are strong and state what is desired.  They hold people accountable.  They go directly to the person they are having an issue with to talk it out.  People refrain from gossip. “In person” meetings and phone are used much more than e-mail.  E-mail is only used when it is very routine items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution to Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A life of service.  Sharing of a vision of what could be.  Pointing toward awareness and being. Shining the light that was given to glow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The diet reflects good nutrition and taste.  The body responds with energy and vitality.  The skin is healthy and blemish free.  Digestion works like clockwork.  Sleep comes quickly and soundly all night with minimal movement.  The body is listened to and respected with its needs and boundaries.  There is enough energy to do the tasks and goals that are in mind now.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-5854091387286376887?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/5854091387286376887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=5854091387286376887' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5854091387286376887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5854091387286376887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/06/this-life.html' title='This Life'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-4071901179408203651</id><published>2008-06-02T21:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T21:18:49.243-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Updated affirmations</title><content type='html'>Redid my affirmations so they are phrased as if the goal already is my reality.  Seems to work better that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love being in the present moment&lt;br /&gt;I am joyfully calm with whatever arises in my external world&lt;br /&gt;I am a strong and confident person&lt;br /&gt;I receive good news often&lt;br /&gt;I work with good colleagues&lt;br /&gt;I am surprised with good things on a daily basis&lt;br /&gt;I am prosperous and abundance flows in my life&lt;br /&gt;I am loved&lt;br /&gt;I attract new friends&lt;br /&gt;I am at ease sharing who I am with others&lt;br /&gt;I am positive in all things&lt;br /&gt;I have much success in business&lt;br /&gt;I respond to the world with thoughtful consideration&lt;br /&gt;I bless all those around me&lt;br /&gt;I treat myself to self care such as massage, reflexology, facial, pleasure reading, working on hobbies&lt;br /&gt;Inner peace is my constant state of being&lt;br /&gt;I give to all those around me&lt;br /&gt;I work in an environment that joyfully receives what I have to offer&lt;br /&gt;New opportunities are coming to me right now&lt;br /&gt;I am open to what the universe brings to me&lt;br /&gt;I accept praise with humble grace&lt;br /&gt;I honor the divine in all living creatures&lt;br /&gt;I laugh several times per day&lt;br /&gt;I am fine with adjustments to my plan&lt;br /&gt;I am faithful to my values and principles&lt;br /&gt;I speak my truth&lt;br /&gt;I am financially secure&lt;br /&gt;I save for the future&lt;br /&gt;I take steps each day toward my goals&lt;br /&gt;I am with the spiritual partner of my dreams&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-4071901179408203651?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/4071901179408203651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=4071901179408203651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4071901179408203651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/4071901179408203651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/06/updated-affirmations.html' title='Updated affirmations'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-1279529903010245900</id><published>2008-04-27T17:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:13:35.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Transformation</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/SBUhIKQ-J0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/jEXbVEXRebI/s1600-h/happiness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194094169319941954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/SBUhIKQ-J0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/jEXbVEXRebI/s320/happiness.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AOAM1m9N5vA/SBFNHrmf_WI/AAAAAAAAA-A/g33a6P_qVbg/s1600-h/happiness.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."--Chuang Tse&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-1279529903010245900?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/1279529903010245900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=1279529903010245900' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/1279529903010245900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/1279529903010245900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/04/transformation.html' title='Transformation'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/SBUhIKQ-J0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/jEXbVEXRebI/s72-c/happiness.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-8962633200386485048</id><published>2008-04-07T17:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:52:06.798-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mission</title><content type='html'>As a man among men, I am a visionary, troubleshooter, listener, connector.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I create a better world by modeling presence, communication, vision and truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My action is to coach, lead and write.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-8962633200386485048?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/8962633200386485048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=8962633200386485048' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8962633200386485048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8962633200386485048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/04/mission.html' title='Mission'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-9197093219414152804</id><published>2008-04-07T17:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:16:29.917-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Little Boy</title><content type='html'>The infant/child part inside that still runs and jumps and plays…he also whines and cries and is looking for his basic needs of&lt;br /&gt;Safety&lt;br /&gt;Love&lt;br /&gt;Food&lt;br /&gt;Sleep&lt;br /&gt;Touch&lt;br /&gt;Security&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is time to integrate the inner boy into the man. Those basic things needs occur for me. I invite the boy to share his innocence, joy, wonder, adventure, peace, ability to be in the now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ask him to come be apart of the adult.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-9197093219414152804?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/9197093219414152804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=9197093219414152804' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/9197093219414152804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/9197093219414152804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/04/little-boy.html' title='The Little Boy'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-391971041334512409</id><published>2008-03-31T09:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:18:25.528-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pretty much says it all</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/R_EY0erP4lI/AAAAAAAAABw/7tPNxQJkm_Y/s1600-h/space.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183951935946875474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/R_EY0erP4lI/AAAAAAAAABw/7tPNxQJkm_Y/s320/space.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-391971041334512409?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/391971041334512409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=391971041334512409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/391971041334512409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/391971041334512409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/03/blog-post.html' title='Pretty much says it all'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/R_EY0erP4lI/AAAAAAAAABw/7tPNxQJkm_Y/s72-c/space.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-8693876122052177219</id><published>2008-03-31T09:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:22:39.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The great dance</title><content type='html'>Known before time-- this soul was to be here and now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gifted with the tools to love and be loved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Challenges timely placed to forge this soul finer and finer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fear and pain appearing in the process yet somehow knowing there is a purpose, there is a plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning somehow early nothing would come too easy. It would be work to reach each goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Energy coming from deep within to be present for others, a good listener, a gift sometimes easy, sometimes hard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This light somehow, someway, making its way through my programming, fear, mask...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing the source is the "Hound of Heaven"-- calling, chasing, coaxing Robb to let go and be loved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being ever so patient. Seeing more my back side than my face. The voice coming in a flat tire, a cold or flu, or child, a phone call a stubbed toe—“Hello, Robb, I’m here, hey over here—you are on auto pilot.  Come and sit awhile.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Approach retreat, approach retreat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"God can’t you lay out the plan then I can just do it myself? What do you say? No? Ok, how about if I ignore you awhile and do my own thing… Opps, I blew it again God, ...help!"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-8693876122052177219?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/8693876122052177219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=8693876122052177219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8693876122052177219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/8693876122052177219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/03/great-dance.html' title='The great dance'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-5303228123642705013</id><published>2008-03-31T09:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-31T09:53:02.727-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Some things to do in the bay area</title><content type='html'>Winchester Mystery House&lt;br /&gt;Great America Theme Park&lt;br /&gt;Rosicrucian Museum&lt;br /&gt;Tech Museum/Imax movies&lt;br /&gt;Santa Cruz&lt;br /&gt;Theaters&lt;br /&gt;Mt Hamilton Observatory&lt;br /&gt;Rancho San Antonio County Park&lt;br /&gt;Big Basin Redwood Park (Train)&lt;br /&gt;Lexington Reservoir&lt;br /&gt;Vasona Lake&lt;br /&gt;Campbell Park&lt;br /&gt;Golden Gate Park&lt;br /&gt;Mount Diablo State Park&lt;br /&gt;Angel Island&lt;br /&gt;Alcatraz&lt;br /&gt;Muir Woods&lt;br /&gt;Stinson Beach&lt;br /&gt;Point Reyes&lt;br /&gt;Inverness&lt;br /&gt;Olema Earthquake trail&lt;br /&gt;Campo Di Bocci (Bocce Ball)&lt;br /&gt;San Jose Heritage Rose Gargden&lt;br /&gt;Santana Row (shopping, movies, food)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-5303228123642705013?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/5303228123642705013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=5303228123642705013' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5303228123642705013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/5303228123642705013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/03/some-things-to-do-in-bay-area.html' title='Some things to do in the bay area'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-3213558752256739346</id><published>2008-03-02T23:47:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:30:44.534-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thankful for today</title><content type='html'>I always find myself getting reflective when I travel away from "home base". This week was ...San Diego and Palm Desert. After about 1/2 day or so, I find myself thinking about my "bubble", my life back in San Jose or wherever I live at that point...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found myself taking stock in the many blessings that I have and viewing the perceived challenges a bit differently. I thought about past relationships, friendships that have fallen away, about my family and aging grandparents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've told many that I haven't lost someone REALLY close...yet. I feel it coming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I jumped online and pulled up a song that they played at the end of the series..Six Feet Under. I'll attach the link. It is amazing. Don't know if you ever saw the show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;A snippet from journaling tonight. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Impermanence of life &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watched the video from six feet under by Sia, Breathe Me. It is a powerful video showing Claire driving away to start her own life and fast forwarding to the key moments in life of her family and showing each of their deaths culminating in her own passing at 102 years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=el4eUKmLujg"&gt;http://youtube.com/watch?v=el4eUKmLujg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some say that all that ever was and ever will be is contained in the current moment. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is our brain...our nervous system that is "seeing" everything unfolding at a particular speed that seems to us about 75.7 years of the average lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-3213558752256739346?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/3213558752256739346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=3213558752256739346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3213558752256739346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/3213558752256739346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/03/thankful-for-today.html' title='Thankful for today'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-6093199125691693512</id><published>2008-02-18T21:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-17T21:22:38.422-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Levels of Connection?</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Acquaintance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;separate&lt;br /&gt;respect&lt;br /&gt;fun&lt;br /&gt;sharing&lt;br /&gt;can be more one sided&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;respect&lt;br /&gt;honesty&lt;br /&gt;fun&lt;br /&gt;sharing&lt;br /&gt;history&lt;br /&gt;confidant&lt;br /&gt;laughing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lover&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;connection&lt;br /&gt;passion&lt;br /&gt;respect&lt;br /&gt;fun&lt;br /&gt;spontaneous&lt;br /&gt;a dance&lt;br /&gt;eye contact&lt;br /&gt;love&lt;br /&gt;honesty&lt;br /&gt;laughing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soulmate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;connection&lt;br /&gt;love&lt;br /&gt;eye contact&lt;br /&gt;surrender&lt;br /&gt;knowing&lt;br /&gt;compromise&lt;br /&gt;respect&lt;br /&gt;honesty&lt;br /&gt;fun&lt;br /&gt;sharing&lt;br /&gt;passion&lt;br /&gt;confidant&lt;br /&gt;spontaneous&lt;br /&gt;laughing&lt;br /&gt;focus&lt;br /&gt;spiritual bonding&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-6093199125691693512?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/6093199125691693512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=6093199125691693512' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/6093199125691693512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/6093199125691693512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/02/levels-of-connection.html' title='Levels of Connection?'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-2239157372941039063</id><published>2008-02-17T20:43:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T13:50:55.323-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In the moment</title><content type='html'>I, like most, yearn for connection...connection with something or someone that I can fully commit to. That is why I was so excited in Puerto Vallarta, reading the book "Journey into Now"-- to hit this realization...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can commit to being present as much as possible each day for the rest of my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was huge for me. I hadn't felt that deeply since 19 years old going into the seminary and committing to helping people as a priest. That only lasted a year and a half and ever since I've felt like an explorer or vagabond roaming the lands looking for my "quest" or "mission" I can latch on to…until now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There seems to be such a huge need for awareness and presence in the world today. If the gift I have to offer to to model that...I willingly submit.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was reminded today "all discomfort, angst, depression, anger, pain, etc" comes from some form of resistance to &lt;strong&gt;reality&lt;/strong&gt; ("what is" in this moment).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So often it is subconscious. I know for myself, that I do resist "what is" from time to time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have become more and more aware of that resistance which is probably half the battle. To observe and watch myself react, resist, contract breathe. There is a "no" to life in those moments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems the call is to say yes to life as it arises in whatever "form".&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-2239157372941039063?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/2239157372941039063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=2239157372941039063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/2239157372941039063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/2239157372941039063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/02/in-moment.html' title='In the moment'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332716644224909464.post-907655207217300817</id><published>2008-02-17T20:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-17T20:34:47.331-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Affirmations</title><content type='html'>I am calm with whatever arises in my external world&lt;br /&gt;I am strong inside&lt;br /&gt;I deserve good news&lt;br /&gt;I deserve to work with good colleagues&lt;br /&gt;I deserve to be surprised with good things&lt;br /&gt;I am prosperous and abundance flows in my life&lt;br /&gt;I am lovable&lt;br /&gt;I deserve and attract new friends&lt;br /&gt;I am at ease sharing who I am with others&lt;br /&gt;I lean toward the positive in all things&lt;br /&gt;I react to things with thoughtful consideration&lt;br /&gt;I bless all those around me&lt;br /&gt;I treat myself to self care things such as massage, reflexology, facial, pleasure reading, working on hobbies&lt;br /&gt;Inner peace is very important to me&lt;br /&gt;There is so much I have to offer&lt;br /&gt;I work in an environment that joyfully receives what I have to offer&lt;br /&gt;Opportunities are forming even as I type this&lt;br /&gt;I am open to what the universe brings/offers to me&lt;br /&gt;I accept praise with humble grace&lt;br /&gt;I honor the divine in all living creatures&lt;br /&gt;I remember to laugh several times per day&lt;br /&gt;I am ok with adjustments to my plan&lt;br /&gt;I am faithful to my values and principles&lt;br /&gt;I speak my truth&lt;br /&gt;I am financial responsible&lt;br /&gt;I save for the future&lt;br /&gt;I take small steps each week toward my goals&lt;br /&gt;I create space for someone special to come in&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6332716644224909464-907655207217300817?l=inthistogether11.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/feeds/907655207217300817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6332716644224909464&amp;postID=907655207217300817' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/907655207217300817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6332716644224909464/posts/default/907655207217300817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inthistogether11.blogspot.com/2008/02/affirmations.html' title='Affirmations'/><author><name>Robb Drury</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtozzmBWHgc/ScXq8VW303I/AAAAAAAAAFI/dVNpu5JoUpk/S220/20070129-028-0001.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
