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		<title>My Grandmother&#8217;s Hands</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My grandmother’s hands have massaged tired limbs and weary hearts they have cleaned homes, swept floors, toiled grass roots in cemented lands laid bricks and mortar that paved the road to freedom. My grandmother’s hands have coddled bodega lotto dreams like her new born child they are lamb’s wool on the naked skin of future generations. &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/20/my-grandmothers-hands/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2391&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Giving Too Much Too Soon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I came across the following article while I was doing some research and surfing the internet and I thought that it made some very valid points. When it comes to relationships we often let the chemicals in our brain take over our better judgment, especially when the relationship is new. Most of us are in love &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/16/are-you-giving-too-much-too-soon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=1261&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 4 Key Elements to a Successful Marriage</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/15/the-4-key-elements-to-a-successful-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something about being with someone that makes us feel complete. This is why most of us spend our lives searching for &#8220;the one&#8221;. However, once you&#8217;ve found the one how do you make sure the marriage lasts so that you don&#8217;t end up another statistic? Every relationship is different and there&#8217;s not a one &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/15/the-4-key-elements-to-a-successful-marriage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=1679&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to be grateful&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/14/learning-to-be-grateful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am reflecting on all of the new connections that I have made in the past year. Building relationships with encouraging and supportive women is so important. I have been blessed with an amazing network of sisters that ranges from my fellow Visioneras to my childhood friends to those who share my love for &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/14/learning-to-be-grateful/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2094&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Valentine&#8217;s Day Mean To You????</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/13/what-does-valentines-day-mean-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something about February 14 that brings out some emotion in everyone. Some people love it, some hate it, and others could care less. I have always been in the latter group. I have never put much thought or emphasis on Valentine&#8217;s Day. It wasn&#8217;t because I didn&#8217;t have a special someone to share the day &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/13/what-does-valentines-day-mean-to-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=905&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Pics of Blue Ivy Carter</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/10/first-pics-of-blue-ivy-carter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much awaited suspense surrounding baby Blue Ivy and which parent she most resembles can now come to a halt as proud daddy, Jay-Z, recently posted the first pics of his baby girl on his lifeandtimes.com website. I have to say that she is beautiful and thankfully favors her beautiful mommy, Beyonce. There&#8217;s something sexy about seeing &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/10/first-pics-of-blue-ivy-carter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2366&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall in Love With You&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/01/fall-in-love-with-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;i found god in myself and i loved her. i loved her fiercely.&#8221;  - Ntozake Shange Most of us spend a great deal of our lives looking for love, chasing love, recuperating from love or complaining about love. Never realizing that in our quest for love we are neglecting the person that matters most.  Ourselves. I believe &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/02/01/fall-in-love-with-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2225&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/13/forgiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We attach our feelings to the moment when we were hurt, endowing it with immortality. And we let it assault us every time it comes to mind. It travels with us, sleeps with us, hovers over us while we make love, and broods over us while we die. Our hate does not even have the &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/13/forgiveness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2357&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Effectively Working with Affirmations</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/12/effectively-working-with-affirmations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this great article by Katheryn Hoban and wanted to share it with my readers. Enjoy! *** In my years of teaching and counseling I have come to the conclusion that many people are unsure of what affirmations are, how to use them, what great tools they can be, or what good benefits can be &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/12/effectively-working-with-affirmations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2355&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eulogy</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/11/eulogy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reflections of a life spent crouching corners, dingy couches in smoky lounges Searching for the next willing participant to play this game To implant my seeds with no real regard to consequence Severing ties in barren wombs Terminating life Never expecting you to blossom from unfertilized potential   Another addition on my black list of &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/11/eulogy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2330&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s a new year. 2011 seemed to go by so quickly.  So much has happened since my last blog post and I apologize that I haven&#8217;t posted anything since September. Shame on me. I am back and I am committed to posting at least one new blog a week. I will try &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2012/01/10/happy-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2320&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Official Welcome To Heartbreak Book Release</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/27/official-welcome-to-heartbreak-book-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been writing for as long as I can remember. When I was in second grade, as part of a library project, I wrote my first book How the Pig Got It’s Curly Tail. While that book never made it out of the P.S. 16 library, my hope is that this book makes it all &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/27/official-welcome-to-heartbreak-book-release/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2307&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PSA: The Fall of An Empire</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/27/the-fall-of-an-empire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life, liberty, and the pursuit 
of happiness can only be found in books our youth cannot access. It is not our fault that you cannot read. War is expensive, education, the price. Single mothers start saving up bail money. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. We are not responsible for what happens to you behind interrogation walls. Please sit quietly as we coerce you into a false confession. You are innocent, until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, except if you are Troy Davis. If we mistakenly execute you, please accept our sincerest apologies.  <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/27/the-fall-of-an-empire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2299&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering a Brother</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/08/remembering-a-brother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was 16 I lost one of the closest people in my life.  At the age of 15 my cousin was murdered at point blank range when an altercation with another kid escalated out of control. Today he would have celebrated his 33rd birthday and I can't help but wonder if his murderer, only a child at the time as well, ever thinks about the life that he took. I wonder if he is remorseful.  I wonder if he ever thinks about the little girl who had to grow up without her father. I wonder if he ever asks himself "Was it really worth it?" <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/08/remembering-a-brother/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2294&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Queen</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/09/08/queen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am Statue of Liberty tall and I will not bow down/ Just because you feel inadequate/ I am the Caribbean sky dressed in golden hues of ambition you wish you could lay under/ A daughter of royalty/ And so I shall act accordingly

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		<title>The Waters Within</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/21/the-waters-within/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For your rippled waves 
have awakened dormant dreams
that once flowed through me 
like the great Nile River.
Through parted waters 
and into the desert of infancy 
I found myself again.
I valued myself again.
I loved myself again. <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/21/the-waters-within/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2248&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nostalgia</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/20/730-nostalgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I want it to rain blades of nostalgia that pierce through my skin washing away every memory we created~ Purging my body of the toxins that remained after you infused me with your poisonous tongue, the battle scars inflicted during our version of World War II still haven&#8217;t healed… You are a nuclear power plant &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/20/730-nostalgia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2166&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lovers Quest…</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/20/930-lovers-quest%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot compare myself to those who came before me or to those who come after me… All I can do is leave an imprint of my presence on your subconscious so that even when you&#8217;re not thinking about me, you&#8217;re thinking about me. I am permanent marker You cannot erase me Did you think &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/20/930-lovers-quest%e2%80%a6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2183&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ode To Sunshine Pt. II: My Version</title>
		<link>http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/19/830-ode-to-sunshine-pt-ii-my-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ode to sunshine she is, at least in his eyes… She is&#8211; chest crushing heat burning through blinds and curtains still dry air that suffocates with only a smile. She is&#8211; warmth that penetrates deep within his soul’s desire. His ray of hope saturated with prayers and dreams without even trying. How could this be when &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/19/830-ode-to-sunshine-pt-ii-my-version/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2176&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to Sunshine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Arroyo Ruffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Latif Chris Alexander As the sunrise, I reflect I see u again, and then I know the day will bring forth pleasures of joy. Beaming through my blinds &#38; curtains Shining and trapped on my face but I lay still and don&#8217;t want it to escape. Hello &#38; good morning to Sunshine She&#8217;s my &#8230; <a href="http://welcometohartbreak.com/2011/06/18/ode-to-sunshine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=welcometohartbreak.com&amp;blog=8977280&amp;post=2170&amp;subd=ms808nhartbreak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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