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		<title>Hope Is a Funny Thing</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/hope-is-a-funny-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope is a funny thing. Just when you think it’s gone, you find it in the most unlikely place. I’ll give you an example. Back on Election Day 2016, I squeezed into a white pantsuit. Normally I vote with an &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/hope-is-a-funny-thing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Ode to Johnny</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/an-ode-to-johnny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last June I wrote several posts about death. (You can read them here: Death Comes in Threes (Or More), Staring Into the Abyss, and Saying Goodbye.) In short, a friend’s husband died of cancer as did a fellow autism mom. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/an-ode-to-johnny/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saying Goodbye</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/06/saying-goodbye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adjusting Course]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monica Martinez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katie and I are on vacation this week, getting some much needed rest and relaxation on the Sonoma Coast. This place has never failed to provide both of us with much needed solace and sanctuary. I am grateful that we &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/06/saying-goodbye/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Thoughts on Luck (And Other Stuff)</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/some-thoughts-on-luck-and-other-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking a lot about luck. Most people think it’s incredibly unlucky that after eight years of infertility, my ex and I adopted a baby girl who turned out to have autism spectrum disorder—a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/some-thoughts-on-luck-and-other-stuff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Sorry If I Scare You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Gaucher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm Sorry You Scare Me]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read a post on Brevity’s blog that was titled, “I’m Sorry You Scare Me.” Brevity, for those of you that don’t know, is a literary journal that focuses on flash (very short) nonfiction. The article was a guest &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/02/im-sorry-if-i-scare-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Clouds Overhead</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/12/storm-clouds-overhead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir, The Rules of Inheritance. I read it straight through in two days—a feat which rarely happens anymore in my hectic life. This is even more incredible because the book was not a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/12/storm-clouds-overhead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell to Hoofprints on the Heart</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/06/farewell-to-hoofprints-on-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those that know my daughter Katie’s story know that Katie said her first words when she was two years and eight months. After more than six months of intensive speech therapy, the breakthrough finally came the first time she rode &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/06/farewell-to-hoofprints-on-the-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Healing Power of Love and Creativity</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/01/tuesdays-with-ted-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week I am thrilled to share a powerful talk given by poet, writer, artist, and educator Tanaya Winder, who is a good friend and former classmate of my good friend, Jennifer Simpson. So &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/01/tuesdays-with-ted-22/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Lost Art of Letter-Writing</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we&#8217;re watching writer and social entreprenuer Lakshmi Pratury who remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares what her father wrote to her before he died. Her heartfelt talk may inspire you to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Leap of Faith</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/a-leap-of-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been online dating—or perhaps what could be more accurately described as attempting to online date—for a couple of years now. When I began to tentatively consider dating, back in 2010, my biggest fear was that I would meet (and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/a-leap-of-faith/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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