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		<title>Create Your Path to Success and Happiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nova Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. ~Henry David Thoreau]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">To make a  deep physical path, we walk again and again.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To make a deep mental  path,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to  dominate our lives.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">~Henry David Thoreau</p>
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		<title>A Mother&#8217;s Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 23:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nova Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mother’s Love by Nova Reed Being a mother pulls at every essence of your being. You feel love you never knew you could feel. You know your way, yet never walked that way before. You are guided by your love, your devotion, and spirit. Mothers understand like no else. A mother comforts hurts with [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>A Mother’s Love</strong> by Nova Reed</p>
<p>Being a mother pulls at every essence of your being.</p>
<p>You feel love you never knew you could feel.</p>
<p>You know your way, yet never walked that way before.</p>
<p>You are guided by your love, your devotion, and spirit.</p>
<p>Mothers understand like no else.</p>
<p>A mother comforts hurts with just a look of warmth.</p>
<p>Being a mother heals and mends disappointments of the past,</p>
<p>Filling the tears of life with drops of love with every hug.</p>
<p>You find wisdom, strength, and a purpose for life.</p>
<p>A knowing of what truly is your calling;</p>
<p>To nurture a spirit, to feed a soul,</p>
<p>To enhance security and watch over their health.</p>
<p>Being a mother is the greatest responsibility, and yet the greatest joy.</p>
<p>The bond you have with your child connects you deeper with God.</p>
<p>You can sense your child’s presence like a tingle of an angel blowing down your back.</p>
<p>You know when happiness or sadness falls on them, or when they are in need.</p>
<p>You would gladly sacrifice anything for their contentment and inner peace.</p>
<p>You quest for their fulfillment above and beyond your own.</p>
<p>With just one look upon your child, your heart can overflow,</p>
<p>And remind you of the meaning of life.</p>
<p>Being a mother is God’s greatest gift, a priceless treasure, an all encompassing love.</p>
<p>Happy Mother’s Day.</p>
<p>Warmly,</p>
<p>Nova</p>
<p>Email: Nova@StepStonesForLife.com<br />
Office: 949.858.2442</p>
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		<title>A New Definition Of Success</title>
		<link>http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2009/10/18/a-new-definition-of-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nova Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started seeing you, I was lost. I functioned in life but couldn’t find happiness. I felt like I was living in a fog, defined by things and my career. I kept living like that until I had to find a way out. To everyone else, my life seemed perfect. But, in reality I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I started seeing you, I was lost. I functioned in life but couldn’t find happiness. I felt like I was living in a fog, defined by things and my career. I kept living like that until I had to find a way out. To everyone else, my life seemed perfect. But, in reality I was truly unhappy.</p>
<p>I came across your site and something triggered some hope within me. If anything would help, if anyone could help, I thought it could be you. I was nervous reaching out to you, I’ve never asked for help. I’m a successful businessman whom many look up to. My success in business was no longer enough, I needed something different. You were so warm and caring. You listened to what I was going through and were confident you could help. For the first time, in a long time, I felt hope.</p>
<p>I did not anticipate where my journey would take me, but I trusted you enough to begin. You expected me to work, be accountable, and also to be forgiving of myself. You taught me to live in the present, to experience joy, and realize my fullest potential. You listened when no one else would. Your focus was only about me, my life, and my success.</p>
<p>I learned to redefine “success” and what fulfillment really meant. The true definition of prosperity includes much more than money. I learned to be a better husband, father, and friend. You’ve taught me lessons about communication, stress reduction, and finding balance in my life. My quality of life has surpassed my expectations, thanks to our work together and my new found insight.</p>
<p>My gratitude to you cannot be expressed in words. I’ve realized an energy in life I didn’t know existed. I’ve connected with a faith I didn’t know was even there. You have opened my eyes and directed me in a new direction. I am content for the first time in my adult life, and excited to see where my future goes.</p>
<p>Thank you Nova for everything.</p>
<p>Truly,</p>
<p>Paul</p>
<p>(name changed for privacy)</p>
<p>Thank you for allowing me to share your words. I am grateful to be a part of your journey.</p>
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		<title>Finding Happiness</title>
		<link>http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2009/10/18/finding-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nova Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The bridge to happiness is built with stones of joy.” -Nova Reed, Life Coach “I want to be happy.” I hear those words a lot. So many are moving through life just going through the motions and waiting for happiness to just come to them. Interestingly, the definition of happiness includes good fortune or luck, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“The bridge to happiness is built with stones of joy.”<br />
-Nova Reed, Life Coach</p>
<p>“I want to be happy.” I hear those words a lot. So many are moving through life just going through the motions and waiting for happiness to just come to them. Interestingly, the definition of happiness includes good fortune or luck, implying there is some element of unforeseen prosperity by chance. How do you fall into the graces of good fortune, luck and happiness? I believe quite deliberately by attending to the spirit, your purpose, and maintaining balance.</p>
<p>Your quest for happiness lies deeply within you stemming from your spirit’s yearning to be present and feel joy. Remaining emotionally present requires letting go of past regrets while holding on to accomplishments, having a solid plan or vision for your future, and remaining balanced.</p>
<p>The state of being balanced includes all facets of your being working together equally creating a pyramid of strength. The shape of the pyramid represents the multidimensional, yet simple form of 3 vertices. Each corner represents an aspect of self. The peak apex of the pyramid represents your spirit; the bottom two corners represent your physical and mental (emotional/intellectual) state. If all three are strong and nurtured, then your pyramid will be strong and full. If one happens to be unattended to, then the pyramid collapses. Picture a weakened or absent spirit; the pyramid would collapse into a straight line. How difficult do you imagine happiness would be to experience while in a flat state?</p>
<p>The presence of joy happens to be all around you. To catch moments of joy, you must be emotionally present living in the now, today, with enthusiasm. The key to living with enthusiasm lies within your creation of your vision, or what I name your Preferred Life. Your vision creates a picture of what exactly you are moving toward; your purpose, a place of fulfillment. Finding your Path to Fulfillment leads you to living your life with happiness, and in so doing, the symptoms of depression, sadness, and lack of joy dissipate.</p>
<p>When you find your path, it’s like magic. Your whole perspective of yourself, others, and life shifts. You will see everything differently. You will find the ability to be happy. The Path to Fulfillment leads to the future without anxiety. The future is created by actively and purposefully creating your life. Trust lights up your Path to Fulfillment like shimmering pebbles of faith. You will notice colors, reflections, and emotions you never experienced before. You will be present for joy to walk with you, arm in arm, as if to share with you the secrets of life.</p>
<p>Happiness will be present in your life as long as you are present to experience and walk with joy. <em>Grace becomes a disposition of life</em>, a presence of good fortune you are actively living while walking your path. Everyone has a Path to Fulfillment where joy, happiness, and purpose join your quest and movement through the world. Each step moves you closer to your Preferred Life, and yet the journey itself will bring you joy in the effortless magnetic pull toward your created destiny.</p>
<p>Find your Path to Fulfillment, and build your bridge to happiness.</p>
<p>Here’s to your journey,<br />
Life Coach Nova</p>
<p>To contact Life Coach Nova:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:Nova@StepStonesForLife.com">Nova@StepStonesForLife.com</a><br />
Call: 949-858-2442</p>
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