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		<title>What is Positive Psychology?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happiness, hope, faith, courage, perseverance, creativity and wisdom are all human strengths investigated through Positive Psychology. Knowing more about these strengths helps us to foster conditions that nurture talent and build societies that flourish.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/what-is-positive-psychology/introduction/</link>
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		<title>5 mins to be great, 5 mins to change the world.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Obama has his best traits for all the world to see, we should display and share ours too. Make one for yourself or for a friend and put it somewhere for easy reference if you ever forget how awesome you are. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/5-mins-to-be-great-5-mins-to-change-the-world/positive-psychology/</link>
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		<title>When minorities win over majorities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting quote from my Social Psychology textbook that gives innovative thinkers hope, where conformity rules. There are instances in which such persons -minorities within their groups-actually turn the tables on the majority and exert rather than merely receive social influence. History provides many examples of such events. Giants of science like Galileo, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/when-minorities-win-over-majorities/positive-psychology/</link>
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		<title>Calling all freelancers and entrepreneurs!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/calling-all-freelancers-and-entrepreneurs/illustration/" title="Calling all freelancers and entrepreneurs!"><img src="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/supermanlogo535p.jpg" width="535" height="540" alt="Calling all freelancers and entrepreneurs!" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" ></a>Ps: This is not Flying Solo’s logo, just my approximation of it, lets see if they like it. If you are a freelancer or are solo in your own business, you must have questions that your friends with desk jobs can’t answer. Thankfully you are not alone, there are lots of us out there and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Fashion Forward&#8217; T-shirts, do you have it in you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Believe it! There is now pink ink all over my pure cotton, white duvet. Why? Because Markhams and Springleap are launching a T-shirt design competition for anyone creative, funky or inspired. I got funky all over my duvet for a possible R 5 000 cash and R 5 000 in vouchers. Dressed by the SA design talent and the big name in men's fashion? Doable.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/fashion-forward-t-shirts-do-you-have-it-in-you/event/</link>
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		<title>Overcoming Blogger&#8217;s Block</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am now the proud owner of a blank Moleskine softcover notebook, blank of course except for this post. Where you not a perfectly normal human being, I would not understand why it is not the most beautiful thing you have ever encountered. An insert comes with it describing great men who went before, using [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/overcoming-bloggers-block/blogging/</link>
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		<title>Dreamscape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/dreamscape/illustration/" title="Dreamscape"><img src="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dreamscape700p.jpg" width="700" height="476" alt="Dreamscape" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" ></a>With this illustration entitled, &#8216;Dreamscape,&#8217; I tried to create a feeling, the feeling of ultimate calm. Let me know if I have succeeded.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/dreamscape/illustration/</link>
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		<title>Corporate is out, Honest is in</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/corporate-is-out-honest-is-in/event/" title="Corporate is out, Honest is in"><img src="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/coffee.jpg" width="533" height="400" alt="Corporate is out, Honest is in" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" ></a>I recently attended an event called Cerebella, the third of its kind, previously called Geek Girls, an initiative for smart woman to get together, the tag line being, &#8216;Smart is Sexy.&#8217; We all met at Origin Roasting in Seapoint where the coffee is arguably the best in Cape Town. David Donde, the owner, had a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/corporate-is-out-honest-is-in/event/</link>
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		<title>Dandelion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/dandelion/illustration/" title="Dandelion"><img src="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dandelion700p.jpg" width="700" height="476" alt="Dandelion" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" ></a>This dreamlike Illustration is entitled, &#8220;Dandelion.&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zaraalyssa.com/dandelion/illustration/</link>
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		<title>Kissing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/kissing/illustration/" title="Kissing"><img src="http://www.zaraalyssa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kissing700p.jpg" width="700" height="476" alt="Kissing" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" ></a>Welcome to my first attempt at digital art. For someone who loves the smell of a lead pencil and the feel of textured sketch paper it took some convincing from a digital and Wacom mad friend. Now, however there is no turning back and there will be many more digital pieces to come. Please critique [...]]]></description>
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