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				<p>From the monthly archives:</p>
				<h1>August 2011</h1>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://lindaeaves.com/2011/08/rules-smell-like-moldy-old-water-damaged-books/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Rules smell like moldy old water damaged books.">Rules smell like moldy old water damaged books.</a></h2>
<abbr class="teaser_date published" title="2011-08-23">August 23, 2011</abbr>

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<p>This piece was born out of necessity for showing a little bit of teeth.  Move towards statements cause me to flourish and keep me in a collaboration mindset. If you&#8217;re reading this I have a sense you are on a similar path. Are you a person who is good with statements containing, &#8220;ALWAYS or NEVER, [...]</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://lindaeaves.com/2011/08/on-bus-stations-and-baby-tigresses-with-invisible-stripes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to On bus stations and baby tigresses with invisible stripes&#8230;.">On bus stations and baby tigresses with invisible stripes&#8230;.</a></h2>
<abbr class="teaser_date published" title="2011-08-19">August 19, 2011</abbr>

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<p>I’ve been thinking about beginnings and about my path growing up as a mixed race kid. There’s a tie in with Obesity, wellness, and a unique way I used food as protection, &#8212; more on that will come later. First I want to speak on how I adapted and responded when odd things were tossed [...]</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://lindaeaves.com/2011/08/onechoicenotanoption/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to It&#8217;s not &#8220;choices&#8221; if there&#8217;s only one option.">It&#8217;s not &#8220;choices&#8221; if there&#8217;s only one option.</a></h2>
<abbr class="teaser_date published" title="2011-08-07">August 7, 2011</abbr>

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<p>Note: For the next while I&#8217;ll be sharing my thought process prior to weight loss surgery. It&#8217;s the right time to introduce something different to the conversation. So far I&#8217;ve found nothing objective on the web that wasn&#8217;t featured by a hospital who does weight loss surgery or a dietitian who&#8217;d like you to follow [...]</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://lindaeaves.com/2011/08/weight-loss-surgery-what-about-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Weight Loss Surgery: B.S. &#8212; Remembering the time before surgery.">Weight Loss Surgery: B.S. &#8212; Remembering the time before surgery.</a></h2>
<abbr class="teaser_date published" title="2011-08-03">August 3, 2011</abbr>

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<p>The How &amp; Why of my weight loss surgery. Just found this video from 2009 just after my weight loss surgery.. Looking back to the time before undergoing weight loss surgery&#8230; Affectionately named &#8212; B.S. , because it makes me smile. &#8230;on where my head was at one week post op and then again a [...]</p>
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