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• Two issues (I hope).  I must must take umbrage with the phrase "be ashamed until....."  BE ASHAMED??? of what, when, where?? Never.  It is impossible to be a child of God -- whole and perfect and be ashamed.  When has shame ever
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• Dear God!!! the vows were written by a man (and a self-serving one obviously).  The background way back them was for women to be subservient to men.  Really?? And we are still advancing at slightly more than a glacial pace.  Stay?
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• Hey Moongirl, I agree with you about the rebranding, DressBARN  does sound a bit downmarket but it's definitely worth a look!
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• I first heard of this word when I took part in the Winter Feast For the Soul. I have been a follower of the meditation teacher Davidji from the Chopra Center for two years now and he taught a lesson on this during the Feast. I play that downloaded me
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• I eat a larger lunch than I used to and find I don't want to eat as much at dinner. I also find that if I work out after work I am also less hungry. I know people think that exercise makes you hungry but if you drink water before and after a workout,
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