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		<title>FCW on the ReW &amp; WhO Show!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Faith Anello talking about her comedy astrology &#38; the CWS and *ReBeCCa* the best new musical coming to Broadway on *ReW &#38; WhO?* Jan 18.2012 w/ Jennifer Jo Brout as the &#8216;WHO?&#8217;&#8230; fun fun fun&#8230; http://www.rewandwho.com/<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=668&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Nancy Faith Anello talking about her comedy astrology &amp; the CWS and *ReBeCCa* the best new musical coming to Broadway on *ReW &amp; WhO?* Jan 18.2012 w/ Jennifer Jo Brout as the &#8216;WHO?&#8217;&#8230; fun fun fun&#8230;</p>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,200 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=665&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.</p>
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<blockquote><p>A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people.  This blog was viewed about <strong>4,200</strong> times in 2011.  If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="/2011/annual-report/">Click here to see the complete report.</a></p>
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		<title>Sexually Empowered Life</title>
		<link>http://fcwsociety.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/sexually-empowered-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most FCW know and agree &#8211; Women need a safe space in which to heal, explore, examine and learn about their sexuality. In this unique six month program, women will be able to do the deep work on their sexual selves that can empower and affect every aspect of their being and of their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=660&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As most FCW know and agree &#8211;<br />
<em>Women need a safe space in which to heal, explore, examine and learn about<br />
their sexuality. In this unique six month program, women will be able to do the<br />
deep work on their sexual selves that can empower and affect every aspect of<br />
their being and of their lives.</em></p>
<p>Which is why its great to know that Amy Jo Goddard is sharing her gifts with this great workshop &#8230;</p>
<p><strong>The Sexually Empowered Life<br />
A 6-month sexuality program for women</strong></p>
<p>This program will take place over six weekends between January and<br />
June 2012, in New York City. (Specific dates available here.) The Sexually<br />
Empowered Life involves a combination of deep work on the sexual self<br />
through discussion, coaching and self-exploration; examination of our<br />
sexual history and patterns; education about sexuality and the sexual<br />
body; and ritual, experiential learning and group support. It is a rare<br />
opportunity to dive deeply into the study and development of our own sexual<br />
selves: as we step out of cultural limitations for relationships, identity, and<br />
gender, we can examine and explore how sexual norms and sexual shame have<br />
affected or inhibited our sexuality, challenge and confront what is no longer<br />
serving us, and move into a place of full-embodiment of sexual power, desire<br />
and healthy vulnerability. Women of all sexual orientations and backgrounds are<br />
welcome.</p>
<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/amy-jo-goddard-main.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/amy-jo-goddard-main.jpg?w=300&#038;h=297" alt="" title="amy-jo-goddard-main" width="300" height="297" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-661" /></a>Sexual empowerment coach, Amy Jo Goddard, M.A., facilitates this program<br />
with a progressively feminist approach that creates an environment where<br />
women can fully step into their sexual power and own the parts of themselves<br />
they have forsaken or disconnected from, while being supported by other<br />
women. Amy Jo has been a sexuality educator for over 15 years and is a<br />
published author. Having worked in various women&#8217;s and queer communities as<br />
an activist, performance artist and advocate, she maintains a deep commitment<br />
to empowering women and girls. Read more about Amy Jo&#8217;s transformational<br />
work at <a href="www.AmyJoGoddard.com" target="_blank">www.AmyJoGoddard.com</a>.</p>
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<em>A short write up about the free class:</em></p>
<p><strong>9 Steps to a Sexually Empowered Life</strong><br />
A free workshop for women<br />
Wednesday, December 7, 7-9 pm, NYC<br />
In this workshop, learn about the 9 steps that will help you come home to your<br />
authentic sexual self and express your sexuality with integrity and joy. Hear<br />
about an amazing opportunity to grow your sexual self in a totally unique and<br />
meaningful way.<br />
To sign up and for more info:<br />
<a href="http://sexuallyempoweredlife2.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://sexuallyempoweredlife2.eventbrite.com/</a></p>
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<p>About the free teleclass:</p>
<p>9 Steps to a Sexually Empowered Life<br />
A free teleclass<br />
Saturday, Decemeber 3, 11 am-noon<br />
In this workshop, learn about the 9 steps that will help you come home to your<br />
authentic sexual self and express your sexuality with integrity and joy. This<br />
teleclass is also an opportunity for you to learn about Amy Jo&#8217;s newly reformatted<br />
program for women, The Sexually Empowered Life, and to ask her any questions<br />
you might have about this 6-month long unique course so you can become the<br />
full sexually empowered woman you are meant to be.</p>
<p>To sign up and for more info:<br />
<a href="http://sexualempowerment.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://sexualempowerment.eventbrite.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Mary Ann Halpin &#8211; Inspiring FCW &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a REPOST from this amazing website called INSPIRE ME TODAY &#8211; you can get daily emails if you want! TODAY&#8217;s inspiring person was Mary Ann Halpin and she quotes As the Dalai Lama proclaimed, &#8220;The world will be saved by the western women.&#8221; OH MY &#8212; I read this to mean that the Dalai [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=656&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a REPOST from this amazing website called <a href="http://www.inspiremetoday.com">INSPIRE ME TODAY</a> &#8211; you can get daily emails if you want! </p>
<p>TODAY&#8217;s inspiring person was Mary Ann Halpin and she quotes </p>
<blockquote><p>As the Dalai Lama proclaimed, &#8220;The world will be saved by the western women.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>OH MY &#8212; I read this to mean that the Dalai Lama was speaking about Fucking Cool Women! This means YOU! &#8230; so whenever you have a moment of doubt about how important it is for you to share your coolness remember there are lots of inspiring fcw (&amp;fcm!) out there to inspire you!   </p>
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<p><em>I embrace my sword of courage, and move beyond my fear&#8230; to help myself&#8230; to help the whole world.</em> ~ Mary Ann Halpin</p>
<p>If today were my last day on Earth and I could share 500 words of brilliance with the world, here are the important things I&#8217;d want to pass along to others&#8230;</p>
<p>My goal has always been to live in the moment, as that is all we have. It&#8217;s a fearless way to live and drink of the delicious nectar of this beautiful planet. This is the most amazing time of our history to be living on this planet, especially as a woman. These are fearful times and we have the opportunity to move through our fear and embrace our sword of courage to achieve our dreams to help ourselves and help the whole world.</p>
<p>As the Dalai Lama proclaimed, &#8220;The world will be saved by the western women.&#8221; My message to the women of our global community is to help our planet heal. Find your Fearless Women Tribe and listen to your personal call to action. You may not know what that call may be. Don&#8217;t wait. Take the first step and you will find your mission if it isn&#8217;t clear right now. Don&#8217;t worry, you have a tribe to support you, nurture you and mentor you forward. Don&#8217;t be afraid to ask for help. Say &#8220;yes&#8221; to adventure! Say &#8220;yes&#8221; to opportunity. Say &#8220;yes&#8221; to your own awakening.</p>
<p>The world has ended, as we know it. To survive and thrive in this energy, it is most important to live in a grateful heart. Cut the cranky and negative attitude and leap to the other side of that lumbering blob called fear walking down the street towards you. Don&#8217;t let it overcome you, just step aside and let it pass. Take a deep breath and connect back into your heart center. Exhale&#8230; yes that&#8217;s much better!</p>
<p>My fearless wisdom to humanity is to be a gentle human being. Feel the &#8220;beingness&#8221; of your humanity. Connect with nature, hug a tree, hang with children, watch snails, take a nap, laugh out loud, walk barefoot in the woods, cry for no reason and let your tears fall on Mother Earth, give a stranger flowers, let someone cut in front of you, hold the door for as many people as possible, say I love you to all your friends and family every time you see them, dance spontaneously with wild abandonment, hold someone&#8217;s hand, look in the mirror and say I love you, to you, give away money, write a poem, wear an outrageous hat, be silly, eat sumptuous chocolate, bless the food you eat, allow yourself to be out of balance, surrender to what is, tell someone they are beautiful, tell someone they are inspiring, surround yourself with beauty, be in peace, be the change, be the music&#8230; Be.</p>
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		<title>Cheryl B &#8211; a FCW TRIBUTE!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I moved to NYC in the early 90s, I was fortunate enough to meet some fucking cool women within the first year I was living there. One of those women was Cheryl B. Those first few years living in the city that I spent my entire life dreaming about can sometimes be a blur [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=644&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I moved to NYC in the early 90s, I was fortunate enough to meet some fucking cool women within the first year I was living there.   One of those women was <a href="http://cherylb.com/" target="_blank">Cheryl B</a>. </p>
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<p>Those first few years living in the city that I spent my entire life dreaming about can sometimes be a blur &#8211; I was in my early 30s, living in the East Village, calling myself &#8216;queer&#8217;, hanging out with girl rock bands, watching underground performances in smelly basements, holiday parties in my 11th St apt and being inspired to live my life as an artist!! </p>
<p>As the years past and as we got older and started to evolve/transform our lives as humans do, I have always been grateful to have stayed in touch with Cheryl.   She attended many of the early FCW Society brunches and I believe if my memory is correct, came to the last one I had in NYC before I left last spring.    </p>
<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/cheryl5.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/cheryl5.jpg?w=590" alt="" title="cheryl5"   class="alignleft size-full wp-image-647" /></a>Cheryl&#8217;s writing was smart, edgy, honest and feminist &#8211; all of the attributes of a fucking cool women.   As I looked at her website today, I am so impressed with the body of work she gave to the world.  Ranging from solo performances, published author and producers of some pretty amazing shows including <a href="http://pvcshow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PVC: The Poetry vs. Comedy Variety Show</a>.   I&#8217;m not always a fan of seeing live poetry readings or stand up comedy &#8211; but Cheryl with Carolyn Castiglia was ONE of the BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES that the <a href="http://www.bowerypoetry.com/" target="_blank">Bowery Poetry Club</a> has ever had.   (in my opinion!!)</p>
<p>Cheryl died this morning from cancer, she is actually the first women I&#8217;ve known personally to die from this disease.  Which I find pretty strange since there are so many women who have cancer in our country.  One reason I believe I don&#8217;t know so many is because I&#8217;ve always surrounded myself with fucking cool women &#8212; and I read something once that women who have strong relationships with other women tend to have healthier bodies. </p>
<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kelli_and_cheryl_b_b4d5c02-web2.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kelli_and_cheryl_b_b4d5c02-web2.jpg?w=590" alt="" title="kelli_and_cheryl_b_b4d5c02-web2"   class="alignright size-full wp-image-649" /></a>Why does someone who is so amazing as Cheryl who was surrounded by so many amazing women (&amp; MEN!!) get this kind of disease?!   As humans we want to know the answers &#8212; as a spiritual being we know that this is part of our journey &#8230; Cheryl&#8217;s spirit in human form has been such a great gift to so many of humans.   I&#8217;m sure her girlfriend, <a href="http://kellidunham.com" target="_blank">Kelli</a> can truly agree with this as well as be mourning the loss of her &#8220;fucking cool girlfriend&#8221; &#8212; my love goes to you right now!  You were such an amazing support system for Cheryl and her spirit thanks you!!  </p>
<p><em>And for the spirit energy that once filled the human body of Cheryl Burke &#8212; this energy source is now part of the angelic realm helping all of us with this transformation of our consciousness! </em>  </p>
<p>Thank you for being a fucking cool woman !!</p>
<p>Magic Passion Love &amp; Cheryl B!</p>
<p><a href="http://cherylb.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">From Cheryl&#8217;s blog </a></p>
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It’s National Poetry Month and I’ve decided to take up the 30 poems in 30 days challenge.</p>
<p>Here’s my first shot:</p>
<p>Overcast</p>
<p>Outside, the couple fights in the parking lot again<br />
The man holds the woman by the arm, then by the hair<br />
Adults walk by and do nothing<br />
I watch from the kitchen window, a live horror show on a gray day and wonder who I will be when I am her age</p>
<p>We don’t get involved, my parents tell me in the middle of their own indoor screaming<br />
Close the curtain, my father says<br />
It’s time to eat, my mother adds<br />
An egg breaks on the floor<br />
The yolk slides off my mother’s sponge and falls once more<br />
We all laugh, a break in tension, before they start in again</p></blockquote>
<p>Here&#8217;s a flier my sister sent me &#8211; &#8220;oh, those were the days!!&#8221;<br />
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		<title>FCW June Brunch on Tybee Island!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever been to a FCW Society brunch, then you will understand why I&#8217;m posting my sincere gratitude for all of the FCW out there who gather with one another as FCW Society members&#8230; I&#8217;m always amazed on meeting MORE fcw each time!! Tonight was no exception &#8211; first at the Dragonfly, 5 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=637&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eryka Peskin is a Financial Social Worker. She helps people uncover their money genius and identify strategies so they can get to a place of confidence to take the next best step(s) for themselves and their finances. If you are ready to take your life, your finances, and your world to the next level, go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=629&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ruby-kate.com"><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/money.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/money.jpg?w=150&#038;h=112" alt="" title="Money" width="150" height="112" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-631" /></a></a><em><strong>Eryka Peskin</strong> is a Financial Social Worker.  She helps people uncover their money genius and identify strategies so they can get to a place of confidence to take the next best step(s) for themselves and their finances. If you are ready to take your life, your finances, and your world to the next level, go to <a href="www.financialsocialworker.webs.com">www.financialsocialworker.webs.com</a>. </em></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s her latest Newsletter &#8212; GREAT INFO!  </p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Are you maximizing your biggest asset? Do you know what your biggest asset is?</strong></p>
<p>Let me tell you something about myself.  I am a world-class procrastinator.  If there was an Olympic medal for procrastinating, I’d have won a gold medal.  Several, actually!</p>
<p>What makes me feel slightly better about this is that I don’t seem to be the only one.  Practically every coaching email I’ve gotten since 2011 began (and I’m on lots and lots of mailing lists) has been about procrastination.  (At least I think so. I’ve been procrastinating about reading them, but “procrastinate” is often in the subject line. J)</p>
<p>People procrastinate for lots of reasons.  The reasons that have come up most often in my financial social work and financial planning practices are:</p>
<p>    * paralyzed perfectionism: people don’t want to do something wrong, so they end up not doing anything at all<br />
    * unpleasantness avoidance: you think that whatever needs to be done is unpleasurable, and who wants to do what’s unpleasurable?  So you don’t do it/deal with it/think about it.</p>
<p>Aside from how procrastination might not serve you in other parts of your life, with money (and I have oodles of stories attesting to this), I can tell you that:</p>
<p>When dealing with your money, procrastinating is one of the most effective ways of guaranteeing that you will NOT be financially independent.</p>
<p>Let me say that in another way: if you procrastinate in dealing with your money, you DIRECTLY impact your ability to be financially independent.</p>
<p>Sorry for the tough love, but, alas, my friends, it’s true. </p>
<p>And now let me say it in a more positive and empowering way: if you act proactively when dealing with your money, you are on the path to achieving financial independence.</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Okay, now I’m going to go into some “money talk.” Don’t give in to the urge to skip it…this could transform your life.  It changed mine.</p>
<p>What’s your biggest asset?<br />
For years, we’ve been told that the best and biggest asset is to own a home.  Au contraire, my friends.  Unless you own your home outright (no mortgage) OR your home brings in enough income (rental income, etc) to cover the costs of mortgage and repairs, your home is not an asset. It is actually a liability.</p>
<p>This may be hard for some of you to read, particularly since US culture has pretty much pounded into our heads that owning a home = asset = the American Dream.  Sorry.</p>
<p>But!</p>
<p>I am SO pleased to tell you that you DO have assets. One of your main assets is your time horizon.</p>
<p>What’s my time horizon, you ask?  Well, your time horizon, quite simply, is the amount of time you have left in your life.  Obviously we don’t know how long we’ll be here, and once a second has passed, you can’t get it back. </p>
<p>How could that possibly be an asset?  Because what’s under your control is how (or if) you maximize the time you have left.</p>
<p>Procrastinating is a sure-fire way to ensure that you squander one of your most powerful assets.</p>
<p>When it comes to growing your money, time can be your ally…and it can also be your enemy.  You want to make your time work for you, not against you.  And you want to make it work for you in the most efficient way possible.</p>
<p>Here’s how: Have you ever heard of something called “The Rule of 72”?</p>
<p>The Rule of 72 is a handy tool that tells you roughly how long it’ll take your money to double at a certain interest rate.</p>
<p>Uh oh, word alert!  Okay, what’s interest?  Interest is, simply, the rate at which your money grows.  If you have $100 and get 4% interest, you’ll have $104.  If you get 6%, $106, and so on.  (There are different kinds of interest.  For these purposes, we’re talking about compound interest, where your interest earns interest.)</p>
<p>So to figure out roughly how long it’ll take your money to double, you take 72 and divide it by the interest rate, and that’s about how long.  So, 72 divided by 4% = 18 years.  Yup, your money will double every 18 years (ish). </p>
<p>If you get a higher interest rate, say 8% (which is less than the stock market has averaged over the last 15 years), your money will double every 9 years. </p>
<p>Let’s illustrate this.  Say you’re 30 and start off with $5000. If you get 4% every year, at 48 years old, you’ll have $10,000.  18 years later, you’ll be 66 and you’ll have $20,000.</p>
<p>Better than nothing, right?  True, but inflation is at 4%, so you’re basically staying even. </p>
<p>And another word alert!  What’s inflation?  Inflation is basically an increase in prices. Another way to think of it: with inflation, everything gets more valuable except money.</p>
<p>Now, let’s get you a better interest rate and say you’re earning 8%.  Same scenario.  You’re 30 and start off with $5000.  But now, your money is doubling every 9 years, instead of 18.  So when you’re $39, you’ve got $10,000, and when you’re 48 you’ve got $20,000, and so on, so that when you’re 66, you have $80,000.</p>
<p>$80,000 is more than $20,000, right?  Which would you rather retire on?  Um, neither.  Neither is sufficient, but $80K is way better than $20K, right?</p>
<p>Now, how does this work if you keep your money under the mattress, earning 0%?  What’s 72 x 0? Exactly zero, honey.  Your money will NEVER grow.  And keeping your money in a savings account earning .50% is better than nothing…barely…but at that rate it’ll take your money 144 years to double. (Not a typo!)  So while yes, you need some liquid to take care of daily living and emergencies, that should not be where the bulk of your money lives.</p>
<p>I could go on and on about this, because I think it’s awesome.  The main point I want you to take away from this is that the Rule of 72 helps you see that if you procrastinate, you turn one of your biggest allies into a…not ally.</p>
<p>The longer you wait, the less time you give your money to double. The less time you give your money to double, the less it’ll grow. And the less likely it is you’ll be financially independent.</p>
<p>Time is one thing you can’t buy more of…and we don’t know how much is left to us.  So maximize your time horizon by acting.</p>
<p>If you don’t see the power of this, then I didn’t explain it clearly and we need to meet.  I have many charts and graphs to help make it clearer.  Or, if you do see the power but don’t know what to do next, then we still need to meet.</p>
<p>In case you couldn’t tell, I get really excited by all this.  And I get excited about helping you figure out and overcome just why you’re procrastinating when it comes to dealing with your money.  Are you a paralyzed perfectionist?  You don’t want to do it “wrong”, so you do nothing at all?  Or do you find this so thoroughly unpleasant to deal with your $$ that you’d rather not deal with it at all? </p>
<p> I can help you with both. I can help you maximize one of your greatest assets: your time horizon.  And I want to tell you about your other assets, too—you have them!</p>
<p>Explore your procrastinate-y-ness:</p>
<p>    * Take 10 minutes and journal about &#8220;procrastination.&#8221;<br />
    * If you&#8217;re a procrastinator extraordinaire, figure out what kind and why. Are you a paralyzed perfectionist or do you avoid discomfort?  How has this served you in the past?  Is it still serving you or would you like to learn differen strategies to meet your needs for perfection and/or pleasure?<br />
    * Have you set goals in the past but not met them?  How does it feel when you meet a goal?  And how do you feel about yourself when you don&#8217;t?<br />
    * Your resistance is beautiful because it can teach you something soooo important about yourself.  The trick is to see through the resistance to the other side, because often, what you&#8217;re most resistant to is EXACTLY what would catapult you to the next level.
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		<title>Sisters on the Fly are FCW!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was so awesome to meet so many FCW on Saturday, April 9 at Rivers End Campground in Tybee Island, GA. There were about 100 women traveling together as SISTERS ON THE FLY. This is a group of women who enjoy vintage trailers, fishing, camping, open roads and THEIR WOMEN FRIENDSHIPS! Very FCW Society of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=620&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://fcwsociety.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/sisters-on-the-fly-are-fcw/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/hOR_Cwvi3bo/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></span>
<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/sany0102.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/sany0102.jpg?w=150&#038;h=112" alt="" title="SANY0102" width="150" height="112" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-623" /></a>It was so awesome to meet so many FCW on Saturday, April 9 at Rivers End Campground in Tybee Island, GA.   There were about 100 women traveling together as <a href="http://www.sistersonthefly.com/">SISTERS ON THE FLY</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/sany0126.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/sany0126.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" title="SANY0126" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-624" /></a>This is a group of women who enjoy vintage trailers, fishing, camping, open roads and THEIR WOMEN FRIENDSHIPS!  Very FCW Society of them&#8230; so you know what that means, yep &#8230; we&#8217;ve just added another group of women to the FCW Society!   To hear the women talk about the women they love &amp; admire felt like I was at a FCW Society brunch.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s another video I found on YOUTUBE about the Sisters on the Fly &#8211;<br />
<span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://fcwsociety.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/sisters-on-the-fly-are-fcw/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/0qclYXX5eMQ/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></span></p>
<p>and a few pics!! </p>
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		<title>PRO-CHOICE is the only way to be!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When anti-choice members of Congress voted to bar Planned Parenthood from federal funding, they thought they&#8217;d won. But — they were wrong. So very wrong. They didn&#8217;t just underestimate us. They underestimated FUCKING COOL WOMEN and the Men they love!! Since the vote on February 18, more than 700,000 women and men have signed an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=612&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/161965_201691576513998_7432440_n.jpg"><img src="http://fcwsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/161965_201691576513998_7432440_n.jpg?w=590" alt="" title="161965_201691576513998_7432440_n"   class="alignright size-full wp-image-616" /></a>When anti-choice members of Congress voted to bar Planned Parenthood from federal funding, they thought they&#8217;d won. But — they were wrong. So very wrong.</p>
<p><strong>They didn&#8217;t just underestimate us. They underestimated FUCKING COOL WOMEN and the Men they love!!</strong></p>
<p><em>Since the vote on February 18, more than 700,000 women and men have signed an open letter to stand with Planned Parenthood against these outrageous attacks. Unbelievable! We&#8217;ve made an impact. And, as the Senate considers its course on this legislation, we have the chance to make an even bigger impact. We have a chance to stop it — but Planned Parenthood need OUR help. </em></p>
<p>On Saturday Feb 26, people all over the country took to the streets for a WALK FOR CHOICE!  Check out this website to see photos of what Pro-Choice looks like!<br />
Saturday, February 26th, 12pm.</p>
<p><a href="http://walkforchoice.tumblr.com/">http://walkforchoice.tumblr.com/</a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the picture of the group who walked in Savannah &#8211; which I participated in!!<br />
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<p><em>It proved to me yet again that FCW are everywhere!!</em></p>
<p><strong>Please share this information with your friends&#8230; and sign if you haven&#8217;t already!! </strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Did you hear? The House voted to bar Planned Parenthood from federal funding. They cut funding for HIV tests, cancer screenings, birth control, and more, putting millions of women and families at risk. It&#8217;s time for you and me to stand with Planned Parenthood. Sign the open letter to the reps who voted for this bill — and to the senators who still have a chance to stop it.<br />
<a href="http://www.IStandWithPlannedParenthood.org">http://www.IStandWithPlannedParenthood.org</a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>&#8220;truisms&#8221; by fcw jenny holzer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRUISMS (1978-1983) JENNY HOLZER A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE CAN GO A LONG WAY A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS A MAN CAN&#8217;T KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE A MOTHER A NAME MEANS A LOT JUST BY ITSELF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE MEANS ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD A RELAXED MAN IS NOT NECESSARILY A BETTER [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fcwsociety.wordpress.com&amp;blog=989183&amp;post=607&amp;subd=fcwsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>TRUISMS (1978-1983)<br />
JENNY HOLZER</p>
<p>A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE CAN GO A LONG WAY</p>
<p>A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS</p>
<p>A MAN CAN&#8217;T KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE A MOTHER</p>
<p>A NAME MEANS A LOT JUST BY ITSELF</p>
<p>A POSITIVE ATTITUDE MEANS ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD</p>
<p>A RELAXED MAN IS NOT NECESSARILY A BETTER MAN</p>
<p>A SENSE OF TIMING IS THE MARK OF GENIUS</p>
<p>A SINCERE EFFORT IS ALL YOU CAN ASK</p>
<p>A SINGLE EVENT CAN HAVE INFINITELY MANY INTERPRETATIONS</p>
<p>A SOLID HOME BASE BUILDS A SENSE OF SELF</p>
<p>A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY IMPRISONS YOU</p>
<p>ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION CAN BE A FORM OF FREEDOM</p>
<p>ABSTRACTION IS A TYPE OF DECADENCE</p>
<p>ABUSE OF POWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE</p>
<p>ACTION CAUSES MORE TROUBLE THAN THOUGHT</p>
<p>ALIENATION PRODUCES ECCENTRICS OR REVOLUTIONARIES</p>
<p>ALL THINGS ARE DELICATELY INTERCONNECTED</p>
<p>AMBITION IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS COMPLACENCY</p>
<p>AMBIVALENCE CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE</p>
<p>AN ELITE IS INEVITABLE</p>
<p>ANGER OR HATE CAN BE A USEFUL MOTIVATING FORCE</p>
<p>ANIMALISM IS PERFECTLY HEALTHY</p>
<p>ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL</p>
<p>ANYTHING IS A LEGITIMATE AREA OF INVESTIGATION</p>
<p>ARTIFICIAL DESIRES ARE DESPOILING THE EARTH</p>
<p>AT TIMES INACTIVITY IS PREFERABLE TO MINDLESS FUNCTIONING</p>
<p>AT TIMES YOUR UNCONSCIOUSNESS IS TRUER THAN YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND</p>
<p>AUTOMATION IS DEADLY</p>
<p>AWFUL PUNISHMENT AWAITS REALLY BAD PEOPLE</p>
<p>BAD INTENTIONS CAN YIELD GOOD RESULTS</p>
<p>BEING ALONE WITH YOURSELF IS INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR</p>
<p>BEING HAPPY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE</p>
<p>BEING JUDGMENTAL IS A SIGN OF LIFE</p>
<p>BEING SURE OF YOURSELF MEANS YOU&#8217;RE A FOOL</p>
<p>BELIEVING IN REBIRTH IS THE SAME AS ADMITTING DEFEAT</p>
<p>BOREDOM MAKES YOU DO CRAZY THINGS</p>
<p>CALM IS MORE CONDUCTIVE TO CREATIVITY THAN IS ANXIETY</p>
<p>CATEGORIZING FEAR IS CALMING</p>
<p>CHANGE IS VALUABLE WHEN THE OPPRESSED BECOME TYRANTS</p>
<p>CHASING THE NEW IS DANGEROUS TO SOCIETY</p>
<p>CHILDREN ARE THE MOST CRUEL OF ALL</p>
<p>CHILDREN ARE THE HOPE OF THE FUTURE</p>
<p>CLASS ACTION IS A NICE IDEA WITH NO SUBSTANCE</p>
<p>CLASS STRUCTURE IS AS ARTIFICIAL AS PLASTIC</p>
<p>CONFUSING YOURSELF IS A WAY TO STAY HONEST</p>
<p>CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY IS RELATIVELY UNIMPORTANT</p>
<p>DECADENCE CAN BE AN END IN ITSELF</p>
<p>DECENCY IS A RELATIVE THING</p>
<p>DEPENDENCE CAN BE A MEAL TICKET</p>
<p>DESCRIPTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN METAPHOR</p>
<p>DEVIANTS ARE SACRIFICED TO INCREASE GROUP SOLIDARITY</p>
<p>DISGUST IS THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO MOST SITUATIONS</p>
<p>DISORGANIZATION IS A KIND OF ANESTHESIA</p>
<p>DON&#8217;T PLACE TO MUCH TRUST IN EXPERTS</p>
<p>DRAMA OFTEN OBSCURES THE REAL ISSUES</p>
<p>DREAMING WHILE AWAKE IS A FRIGHTENING CONTRADICTION</p>
<p>DYING AND COMING BACK GIVES YOU CONSIDERABLE PERSPECTIVE</p>
<p>DYING SHOULD BE AS EASY AS FALLING OFF A LOG</p>
<p>EATING TOO MUCH IS CRIMINAL</p>
<p>ELABORATION IS A FORM OF POLLUTION</p>
<p>EMOTIONAL RESPONSES AR AS VALUABLE AS INTELLECTUAL RESPONSES</p>
<p>ENJOY YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU CAN&#8217;T CHANGE ANYTHING ANYWAY</p>
<p>ENSURE THAT YOUR LIFE STAYS IN FLUX</p>
<p>EVEN YOUR FAMILY CAN BETRAY YOU</p>
<p>EVERY ACHIEVEMENT REQUIRES A SACRIFICE</p>
<p>EVERYONE&#8217;S WORK IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT</p>
<p>EVERYTHING THAT&#8217;S INTERESTING IS NEW</p>
<p>EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE DESERVE SPECIAL CONCESSIONS</p>
<p>EXPIRING FOR LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL BUT STUPID</p>
<p>EXPRESSING ANGER IS NECESSARY</p>
<p>EXTREME BEHAVIOR HAS ITS BASIS IN PATHOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY</p>
<p>EXTREME SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS LEADS TO PERVERSION</p>
<p>FAITHFULNESS IS A SOCIAL NOT A BIOLOGICAL LAW</p>
<p>FAKE OR REAL INDIFFERENCE IS A POWERFUL PERSONAL WEAPON</p>
<p>FATHERS OFTEN USE TOO MUCH FORCE</p>
<p>FEAR IS THE GREATEST INCAPACITATOR</p>
<p>FREEDOM IS A LUXURY NOT A NECESSITY</p>
<p>GIVING FREE REIN TO YOUR EMOTIONS IS AN HONEST WAY TO LIVE</p>
<p>GO ALL OUT IN ROMANCE AND LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY</p>
<p>GOING WITH THE FLOW IS SOOTHING BUT RISKY</p>
<p>GOOD DEEDS EVENTUALLY ARE REWARDED</p>
<p>GOVERNMENT IS A BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE</p>
<p>GRASS ROOTS AGITATION IS THE ONLY HOPE</p>
<p>GUILT AND SELF-LACERATION ARE INDULGENCES</p>
<p>HABITUAL CONTEMPT DOESN&#8217;T REFLECT A FINER SENSIBILITY</p>
<p>HIDING YOUR EMOTIONS IS DESPICABLE</p>
<p>HOLDING BACK PROTECTS YOUR VITAL ENERGIES</p>
<p>HUMANISM IS OBSOLETE</p>
<p>HUMOR IS A RELEASE</p>
<p>IDEALS ARE REPLACED BY CONVENTIONAL GOALS AT A CERTAIN AGE</p>
<p>IF YOU AREN&#8217;T POLITICAL YOUR PERSONAL LIFE SHOULD BE EXEMPLARY</p>
<p>IF YOU CAN&#8217;T LEAVE YOUR MARK GIVE UP</p>
<p>IF YOU HAVE MANY DESIRES YOUR LIFE WILL BE INTERESTING</p>
<p>IF YOU LIVE SIMPLY THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT</p>
<p>IGNORING ENEMIES IS THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT</p>
<p>ILLNESS IS A STATE OF MIND</p>
<p>IMPOSING ORDER IS MAN&#8217;S VOCATION FOR CHAOS IS HELL</p>
<p>IN SOME INSTANCES IT&#8217;S BETTER TO DIE THAN TO CONTINUE</p>
<p>INHERITANCE MUST BE ABOLISHED</p>
<p>IT CAN BE HELPFUL TO KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT</p>
<p>IT IS HEROIC TO TRY TO STOP TIME</p>
<p>IT IS MAN&#8217;S FATE TO OUTSMART HIMSELF</p>
<p>IT IS A GIFT TO THE WORLD NOT TO HAVE BABIES</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S BETTER TO BE A GOOD PERSON THAN A FAMOUS PERSON</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S BETTER TO BE LONELY THAN TO BE WITH INFERIOR PEOPLE</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S BETTER TO BE NAIVE THAN JADED</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S BETTER TO STUDY THE LIVING FACT THAN TO ANALYZE HISTORY</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S CRUCIAL TO HAVE AN ACTIVE FANTASY LIFE</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S GOOD TO GIVE EXTRA MONEY TO CHARITY</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S IMPORTANT TO STAY CLEAN ON ALL LEVELS</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S JUST AN ACCIDENT THAT YOUR PARENTS ARE YOUR PARENTS</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S NOT GOOD TO HOLD TOO MANY ABSOLUTES</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S NOT GOOD TO OPERATE ON CREDIT</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S VITAL TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE</p>
<p>JUST BELIEVING SOMETHING CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN</p>
<p>KEEP SOMETHING IN RESERVE FOR EMERGENCIES</p>
<p>KILLING IS UNAVOIDABLE BUT NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF</p>
<p>KNOWING YOURSELF LETS YOU UNDERSTAND OTHERS</p>
<p>KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE ADVANCED AT ALL COSTS</p>
<p>LABOR IS A LIFE-DESTROYING ACTIVITY</p>
<p>LACK OF CHARISMA CAN BE FATAL</p>
<p>LEISURE TIME IS A GIGANTIC SMOKE SCREEN</p>
<p>LISTEN WHEN YOUR BODY TALKS</p>
<p>LOOKING BACK IS THE FIRST SIGN OF AGING AND DECAY</p>
<p>LOVING ANIMALS IS A SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITY</p>
<p>LOW EXPECTATIONS ARE GOOD PROTECTION</p>
<p>MANUAL LABOR CAN BE REFRESHING AND WHOLESOME</p>
<p>MEN ARE NOT MONOGAMOUS BY NATURE</p>
<p>MODERATION KILLS THE SPIRIT</p>
<p>MONEY CREATES TASTE</p>
<p>MONOMANIA IS A PREREQUISITE OF SUCCESS</p>
<p>MORALS ARE FOR LITTLE PEOPLE</p>
<p>MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT FIT TO RULE THEMSELVES</p>
<p>MOSTLY YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS</p>
<p>MOTHERS SHOULDN&#8217;T MAKE TOO MANY SACRIFICES</p>
<p>MUCH WAS DECIDED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN</p>
<p>MURDER HAS ITS SEXUAL SIDE</p>
<p>MYTH CAN MAKE REALITY MORE INTELLIGIBLE</p>
<p>NOISE CAN BE HOSTILE</p>
<p>NOTHING UPSETS THE BALANCE OF GOOD AND EVIL</p>
<p>OCCASIONALLY PRINCIPLES ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN PEOPLE</p>
<p>OFFER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF</p>
<p>OFTEN YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE YOU ARE SEXLESS</p>
<p>OLD FRIENDS ARE BETTER LEFT IN THE PAST</p>
<p>OPACITY IS AN IRRESISTIBLE CHALLENGE</p>
<p>PAIN CAN BE A VERY POSITIVE THING</p>
<p>PEOPLE ARE BORING UNLESS THEY ARE EXTREMISTS</p>
<p>PEOPLE ARE NUTS IF THEY THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT</p>
<p>PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY DO UNLESS THEY ARE INSANE</p>
<p>PEOPLE WHO DON&#8217;T WORK WITH THEIR HANDS ARE PARASITES</p>
<p>PEOPLE WHO GO CRAZY ARE TOO SENSITIVE</p>
<p>PEOPLE WON&#8217;T BEHAVE IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE</p>
<p>PHYSICAL CULTURE IS SECOND BEST</p>
<p>PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IS ESCAPISM</p>
<p>PLAYING IT SAFE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE LONG RUN</p>
<p>POLITICS IS USED FOR PERSONAL GAIN</p>
<p>POTENTIAL COUNTS FOR NOTHING UNTIL IT&#8217;S REALIZED</p>
<p>PRIVATE PROPERTY CREATED CRIME</p>
<p>PURSUING PLEASURE FOR THE SAKE OF PLEASURE WILL RUIN YOU</p>
<p>PUSH YOURSELF TO THE LIMIT AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE</p>
<p>RAISE BOYS AND GIRLS THE SAME WAY</p>
<p>RANDOM MATING IS GOOD FOR DEBUNKING SEX MYTHS</p>
<p>RECHANNELING DESTRUCTIVE IMPULSES IS A SIGN OF MATURITY</p>
<p>RECLUSES ALWAYS GET WEAK</p>
<p>REDISTRIBUTING WEALTH IS IMPERATIVE</p>
<p>RELATIVITY IS NO BOON TO MANKIND</p>
<p>RELIGION CAUSES AS MANY PROBLEMS AS IT SOLVES</p>
<p>REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE</p>
<p>REPETITION IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN</p>
<p>RESOLUTIONS SERVE TO EASE OUR CONSCIENCE</p>
<p>REVOLUTION BEGINS WITH CHANGES IN THE INDIVIDUAL</p>
<p>ROMANTIC LOVE WAS INVENTED TO MANIPULATE WOMEN</p>
<p>ROUTINE IS A LINK WITH THE PAST</p>
<p>ROUTINE SMALL EXCESSES ARE WORSE THAN THEN THE OCCASIONAL DEBAUCH</p>
<p>SACRIFICING YOURSELF FOR A BAD CAUSE IS NOT A MORAL ACT</p>
<p>SALVATION CAN&#8217;T BE BOUGHT AND SOLD</p>
<p>SELF-AWARENESS CAN BE CRIPPLING</p>
<p>SELF-CONTEMPT CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD</p>
<p>SELFISHNESS IS THE MOST BASIC MOTIVATION</p>
<p>SELFLESSNESS IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT</p>
<p>SEPARATISM IS THE WAY TO A NEW BEGINNING</p>
<p>SEX DIFFERENCES ARE HERE TO STAY</p>
<p>SIN IS A MEANS OF SOCIAL CONTROL</p>
<p>SLIPPING INTO MADNESS IS GOOD FOR THE SAKE OF COMPARISON</p>
<p>SLOPPY THINKING GETS WORSE OVER TIME</p>
<p>SOLITUDE IS ENRICHING</p>
<p>SOMETIMES SCIENCE ADVANCES FASTER THAN IT SHOULD</p>
<p>SOMETIMES THINGS SEEM TO HAPPEN OF THEIR OWN ACCORD</p>
<p>SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON SELF-IMPROVEMENT IS ANTISOCIAL</p>
<p>STARVATION IS NATURE&#8217;S WAY</p>
<p>STASIS IS A DREAM STATE</p>
<p>STERILIZATION IS A WEAPON OF THE RULERS</p>
<p>STRONG EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT STEMS FROM BASIC INSECURITY</p>
<p>STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN&#8217;T BREED</p>
<p>SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST APPLIES TO MEN AND ANIMALS</p>
<p>SYMBOLS ARE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN THINGS THEMSELVES</p>
<p>TAKING A STRONG STAND PUBLICIZES THE OPPOSITE POSITION</p>
<p>TALKING IS USED TO HIDE ONE&#8217;S INABILITY TO ACT</p>
<p>TEASING PEOPLE SEXUALLY CAN HAVE UGLY CONSEQUENCES</p>
<p>TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE OR BREAK US</p>
<p>THE CRUELEST DISAPPOINTMENT IS WHEN YOU LET YOURSELF DOWN</p>
<p>THE DESIRE TO REPRODUCE IS A DEATH WISH</p>
<p>THE FAMILY IS LIVING ON BORROWED TIME</p>
<p>THE IDEA OF REVOLUTION IS AN ADOLESCENT FANTASY</p>
<p>THE IDEA OF TRANSCENDENCE IS USED TO OBSCURE OPPRESSION</p>
<p>THE IDIOSYNCRATIC HAS LOST ITS AUTHORITY</p>
<p>THE MOST PROFOUND THINGS ARE INEXPRESSIBLE</p>
<p>THE MUNDANE IS TO BE CHERISHED</p>
<p>THE NEW IS NOTHING BUT A RESTATEMENT OF THE OLD</p>
<p>THE ONLY WAY TO BE PURE IS TO STAY BY YOURSELF</p>
<p>THE SUM OF YOUR ACTIONS DETERMINES WHAT YOU ARE</p>
<p>THE UNATTAINABLE IS INVARIABLE ATTRACTIVE</p>
<p>THE WORLD OPERATES ACCORDING TO DISCOVERABLE LAWS</p>
<p>THERE ARE TOO FEW IMMUTABLE TRUTHS TODAY</p>
<p>THERE&#8217;S NOTHING EXCEPT WHAT YOU SENSE</p>
<p>THERE&#8217;S NOTHING REDEEMING IN TOIL</p>
<p>THINKING TOO MUCH CAN ONLY CAUSE PROBLEMS</p>
<p>THREATENING SOMEONE SEXUALLY IS A HORRIBLE ACT</p>
<p>TIMIDITY IS LAUGHABLE</p>
<p>TO DISAGREE PRESUPPOSES MORAL INTEGRITY</p>
<p>TO VOLUNTEER IS REACTIONARY</p>
<p>TORTURE IS BARBARIC</p>
<p>TRADING A LIFE FOR A LIFE IS FAIR ENOUGH</p>
<p>TRUE FREEDOM IS FRIGHTFUL</p>
<p>UNIQUE THINGS MUST BE THE MOST VALUABLE</p>
<p>UNQUESTIONING LOVE DEMONSTRATES LARGESSE OF SPIRIT</p>
<p>USING FORCE TO STOP FORCE IS ABSURD</p>
<p>VIOLENCE IS PERMISSIBLE EVEN DESIRABLE OCCASIONALLY</p>
<p>WAR IS A PURIFICATION RITE</p>
<p>WE MUST MAKE SACRIFICES TO MAINTAIN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE</p>
<p>WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS PEOPLE WAKE UP</p>
<p>WISHING THINGS AWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE</p>
<p>WITH PERSEVERANCE YOU CAN DISCOVER ANY TRUTH</p>
<p>WORDS TEND TO BE INADEQUATE</p>
<p>WORRYING CAN HELP YOU PREPARE</p>
<p>YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THE RULES YOU LIVE BY</p>
<p>YOU ARE GUILELESS IN YOUR DREAMS</p>
<p>YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTITUTING THE MEANING OF THINGS</p>
<p>YOU ARE THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE</p>
<p>YOU CAN LIVE ON THROUGH YOUR DESCENDANTS</p>
<p>YOU CAN&#8217;T EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE SOMETHING THEY&#8217;RE NOT</p>
<p>YOU CAN&#8217;T FOOL OTHERS IF YOU&#8217;RE FOOLING YOURSELF</p>
<p>YOU DON&#8217;T KNOW WHAT&#8217;S WHAT UNTIL YOU SUPPORT YOURSELF</p>
<p>YOU HAVE TO HURT OTHERS TO BE EXTRAORDINARY</p>
<p>YOU MUST BE INTIMATE WITH A TOKEN FEW</p>
<p>YOU MUST DISAGREE WITH AUTHORITY FIGURES</p>
<p>YOU MUST HAVE ONE GRAND PASSION</p>
<p>YOU MUST KNOW WHERE YOU STOP AND THE WORLD BEGINS</p>
<p>YOU CAN UNDERSTAND SOMEONE OF YOUR SEX ONLY</p>
<p>YOU OWE THE WORLD NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND</p>
<p>YOU SHOULD STUDY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE</p>
<p>YOUR ACTIONS AE POINTLESS IF NO ONE NOTICES</p>
<p>YOUR OLDEST FEARS ARE THE WORST ONES
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