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	<title>Comments on: The Moment of My Spiritual Revelation on the Beach</title>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-25995&quot;&gt; Jane&lt;/a&gt;:

How very delightful to hear from a university student in her last year of school who found something in a timely and useful manner.  That&#039;s great!

The mere mention of university instantly brought me back to the time when I was attending college and how much I actually miss the academic environment.  I&#039;ve been tinkering with the idea of returning to school these days - only thing is I&#039;m not sure what to study!  I know it won&#039;t be business or any of those traditional disciplines - I&#039;m looking more into spirituality, metaphysical, health/wellness and related disciplines.

Thanks for letting me know my story helped you have an &quot;AH-HA&quot; moment very early!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-25995"> Jane</a>:</p>
<p>How very delightful to hear from a university student in her last year of school who found something in a timely and useful manner.  That&#8217;s great!</p>
<p>The mere mention of university instantly brought me back to the time when I was attending college and how much I actually miss the academic environment.  I&#8217;ve been tinkering with the idea of returning to school these days &#8211; only thing is I&#8217;m not sure what to study!  I know it won&#8217;t be business or any of those traditional disciplines &#8211; I&#8217;m looking more into spirituality, metaphysical, health/wellness and related disciplines.</p>
<p>Thanks for letting me know my story helped you have an &#8220;AH-HA&#8221; moment very early!</p>
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		<title>By: Jane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Stephen, 

I am really happy to have stumbled upon your blog here, especially having read this page. I am a senior at my university, majoring in Business, and I had thought that the world of Investment Banking was the only way to be &quot;happy&quot; in that the job will breed success, money, prestige, fancy dinners, etc. Because of the current market situation though, it&#039;s been really tough for all of us to fight for the now limited number of jobs available, and I&#039;ve faced my adversities in terms of career setbacks. I was really bummed out when I had not been called back for the final round interviews in October, but since then have realized more and more that everyone has a different calling and they should not succumb to the pressure of what everyone else is doing. In other words, I believe that if I were to have gone into banking straight from college, I would have had the AHA moment like you eventually. This article of yours really encouraged me to keep my head up high and follow my heart. I really appreciate you sharing your story!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Stephen, </p>
<p>I am really happy to have stumbled upon your blog here, especially having read this page. I am a senior at my university, majoring in Business, and I had thought that the world of Investment Banking was the only way to be &#8220;happy&#8221; in that the job will breed success, money, prestige, fancy dinners, etc. Because of the current market situation though, it&#8217;s been really tough for all of us to fight for the now limited number of jobs available, and I&#8217;ve faced my adversities in terms of career setbacks. I was really bummed out when I had not been called back for the final round interviews in October, but since then have realized more and more that everyone has a different calling and they should not succumb to the pressure of what everyone else is doing. In other words, I believe that if I were to have gone into banking straight from college, I would have had the AHA moment like you eventually. This article of yours really encouraged me to keep my head up high and follow my heart. I really appreciate you sharing your story!</p>
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		<title>By: Liara Covert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Liara Covert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stephen, beaches are perceived as tranquil places where a person can think without noisy distractions. Depends on the time of year of course, and how public or private and congested the location. At times, talking to people on a beach inspires revelations.  It is also uplifting to reflect on the New Zealand film, Whale Rider.  That is a remarkable story. Where you are is less important than how prepared you are to open your mind to endless possibilities.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen, beaches are perceived as tranquil places where a person can think without noisy distractions. Depends on the time of year of course, and how public or private and congested the location. At times, talking to people on a beach inspires revelations.  It is also uplifting to reflect on the New Zealand film, Whale Rider.  That is a remarkable story. Where you are is less important than how prepared you are to open your mind to endless possibilities.</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-24349&quot;&gt; Rebecca Dufek&lt;/a&gt;:

I&#039;m so humbled and grateful this story brought tears to your eyes!  Thank  you for letting me know.  When I write stories like this, I am immediately transported back to the day and time it happened and I go through it all over again.  It&#039;s amazing what that can do for anyone&#039;s writing when they&#039;re in that state of mind!

What&#039;s funny about that day is that even when I think about it or re-read my story, it still feels like a dream!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-24349"> Rebecca Dufek</a>:</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so humbled and grateful this story brought tears to your eyes!  Thank  you for letting me know.  When I write stories like this, I am immediately transported back to the day and time it happened and I go through it all over again.  It&#8217;s amazing what that can do for anyone&#8217;s writing when they&#8217;re in that state of mind!</p>
<p>What&#8217;s funny about that day is that even when I think about it or re-read my story, it still feels like a dream!</p>
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		<title>By: Rebecca Dufek</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rebecca Dufek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow! This brought tears to my eyes! I was right there with you on the beach and could even feel the ocean breeze! Amazing! Thanks! You are definitely a role model of bravery, strength, passion, and faith!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! This brought tears to my eyes! I was right there with you on the beach and could even feel the ocean breeze! Amazing! Thanks! You are definitely a role model of bravery, strength, passion, and faith!</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-20653&quot;&gt; Lena Buhr&lt;/a&gt;:

Thank you so much for your kind, uplifting and encouraging words.  I&#039;m grateful my stories continue to reach out and touch people&#039;s spirits.  I believe you are right when you say I&#039;m meant to touch and teach people about finding your spiritual path regardless of whether the epiphany is large or small.  We all have them - we just need to open our eyes and look.

Wow, I think you just shined the light on my deeper life&#039;s purpose - I&#039;ve been feeling the same way.  I believe God wants me to share his spiritual messages more on the platform.  I feel it in my heart.  Perhaps I will be led to speaking venues that will be receptive to spiritual messages.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and write to me - it meant a lot and it&#039;s also a confirmation from God, working through you that this is what I&#039;m supposed to be doing - teaching and guiding others as a messenger from God.  You too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-20653"> Lena Buhr</a>:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your kind, uplifting and encouraging words.  I&#8217;m grateful my stories continue to reach out and touch people&#8217;s spirits.  I believe you are right when you say I&#8217;m meant to touch and teach people about finding your spiritual path regardless of whether the epiphany is large or small.  We all have them &#8211; we just need to open our eyes and look.</p>
<p>Wow, I think you just shined the light on my deeper life&#8217;s purpose &#8211; I&#8217;ve been feeling the same way.  I believe God wants me to share his spiritual messages more on the platform.  I feel it in my heart.  Perhaps I will be led to speaking venues that will be receptive to spiritual messages.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and write to me &#8211; it meant a lot and it&#8217;s also a confirmation from God, working through you that this is what I&#8217;m supposed to be doing &#8211; teaching and guiding others as a messenger from God.  You too.</p>
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		<title>By: Lena Buhr</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lena Buhr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Stephen,

This post is so lovely!So full of love and guidence. Everything about you, Stephen, is totally right; what you say and write and when.... I wonder how many people out there had an epiphany like yours. I believe you are ment to touch and teach people about that. Many of them might become anxoius of how to deal with these things and if they by Gods grace find their way to your site, they will be comforted and taught by you and not to be afraid and listen.
I myself, still feel such amazement towards God for showing me such love and guidence. Sometimes it feels like a dream and I have to pinch my arm to wake up from all these blessings! It&#039;s so wonderful. You are wonderful.

Love and Peace!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Stephen,</p>
<p>This post is so lovely!So full of love and guidence. Everything about you, Stephen, is totally right; what you say and write and when&#8230;. I wonder how many people out there had an epiphany like yours. I believe you are ment to touch and teach people about that. Many of them might become anxoius of how to deal with these things and if they by Gods grace find their way to your site, they will be comforted and taught by you and not to be afraid and listen.<br />
I myself, still feel such amazement towards God for showing me such love and guidence. Sometimes it feels like a dream and I have to pinch my arm to wake up from all these blessings! It&#8217;s so wonderful. You are wonderful.</p>
<p>Love and Peace!</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-10857&quot;&gt; Lauren&lt;/a&gt;:

Sounds like an interesting name for people - Twifties!  

I can imagine a weekend musical festival could initiate a spiritual awakening of sorts.  It can happen anywhere but you&#039;re right - beaches and mountains seem to contain powerful energy vortexes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2006/08/28/part-i-trust-that-bigger-things-are-in-store-for-you-the-beach/#comment-10857"> Lauren</a>:</p>
<p>Sounds like an interesting name for people &#8211; Twifties!  </p>
<p>I can imagine a weekend musical festival could initiate a spiritual awakening of sorts.  It can happen anywhere but you&#8217;re right &#8211; beaches and mountains seem to contain powerful energy vortexes.</p>
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		<title>By: Lauren</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A mountain setting in summer, at a weekend music festival is where my spiritual awakening started, last year. Must be something about the powerful energy vortexes at the beach and in the mountains.

My path has led me to start a movement and a website for Fun People Over 40. I believe there are a lot of us, and we are overlooked by marketers and society!  I call us &quot;Twifties&quot; - for people around their 50s who act like they&#039;re in their 20s.

When we are having fun, we are raising our vibration and that helps us and the world!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mountain setting in summer, at a weekend music festival is where my spiritual awakening started, last year. Must be something about the powerful energy vortexes at the beach and in the mountains.</p>
<p>My path has led me to start a movement and a website for Fun People Over 40. I believe there are a lot of us, and we are overlooked by marketers and society!  I call us &#8220;Twifties&#8221; &#8211; for people around their 50s who act like they&#8217;re in their 20s.</p>
<p>When we are having fun, we are raising our vibration and that helps us and the world!</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>John:

I&#039;m glad you enjoyed it.  I hope you come back and tell us what you found most impacting with this story.  How did it touch you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John:</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you enjoyed it.  I hope you come back and tell us what you found most impacting with this story.  How did it touch you?</p>
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