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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;&quot;Meaningful living is choosing your passions over your fears. It is accepting what you cannot control and focusing on what is in your power.&quot;&lt;/b&gt;  Too often our meaningful lives and the things we are passionate about are buried under disappointments and lost dreams.  Christopher F. Brown, LCSW, MBA, offers a powerful book combining psychological concepts with beautiful, provocative artwork done by John Palmer to help us move beyond the pain in our present lives to something more valuable and joyful. Divided into four stages, Brown has put together this thought-provoking guide to transform a life filled with dissatisfaction to a life filled with true meaning. Open to any page and begin your own journey toward a meaningful life.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Art of Meaningful Living<br/>The Art of Meaningful Living by Christopher F. Brown may appear like a beautiful coffee table book, but it isn't. There are attractive and interesting illustrations but book's strength is in its text.   The book is divided into five main sections:  Start, Wisdom, Ac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77458304">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>The Short of It:</strong><br/><br/>The Art of Meaningful Living walks us through the various stages of what it takes to live a meaningful life. Filled with artwork to emphasize each stage, this book is both refreshing and different.<br/><br/><strong>The Rest of It:</strong><br/><br/>This is a really interesting book. I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75017033">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I find something new each time I open this book... <br/><br/>&quot;You experience the learning curve each time you try something new. It's a process, like change, of varied duration.&quot; (p. 48 Learn the Learning Curve)<br/><br/>&quot;Significant discrepancy between what is meaningful to you a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76795332">more...</a>]]></body>
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