<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189</id><updated>2011-11-23T16:32:30.480-08:00</updated><category term='Article'/><title type='text'>The Elegant Awakening</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189.post-2031981206877659133</id><published>2011-08-09T10:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T15:52:37.802-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>Mining Our Way To Palomar</title><summary type='text'>What began as a subtle, precognitive dream recently became a real adventure. After some careful research and delightful phone calls, a rough plan was in place to map our birthday celebration. Shadowy desert mountains rose up high to the East and West of the San Luis Rey River Valley beckoning our family to the lush 6000 foot elevation of Palomar Mountain. With cool breezes at our backs, beginning</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/2031981206877659133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=908929428238075189&amp;postID=2031981206877659133&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/2031981206877659133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/2031981206877659133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/2010/08/mining-our-way-to-palomar.html' title='Mining Our Way To Palomar'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189.post-3674788763515769673</id><published>2011-07-15T12:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T15:53:26.256-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>Well Beyond Percentages</title><summary type='text'>Recently, someone brought to my attention that California's overall rate of recycling redeemable materials, including glass, plastic and aluminum cans had fallen to 58% from 70% a decage ago.  This person also went on to say that people were not having any sort of "enlightenment" indicated by these statistics.  Upon first glance, we could all come to the same conclusion, but that would be rather </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/3674788763515769673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=908929428238075189&amp;postID=3674788763515769673&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/3674788763515769673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/3674788763515769673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/2010/07/well-beyond-percentages.html' title='Well Beyond Percentages'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189.post-8905178825525279024</id><published>2011-06-14T10:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T12:16:14.110-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>Where is Wonderland?</title><summary type='text'>We are going to jump down a different rabbit hole today. Remember when you learned that humanity once thought Earth was flat? Can you get a sense of the evolution of all cultures across our world shifting and changing their perspectives of life? What if the world each of us perceives, yet again, is not as unchangeable as we have been thinking it is? Have you noticed how your emotional perception </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/8905178825525279024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=908929428238075189&amp;postID=8905178825525279024&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/8905178825525279024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/8905178825525279024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/2010/06/where-is-wonderland.html' title='Where is Wonderland?'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189.post-5981467187643639255</id><published>2010-06-11T07:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-25T14:38:53.011-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>Tea Party</title><summary type='text'>While my intention with this site is to showcase a variety of topics from profound, to poetic, to the adventurous and beautiful... humor will always find its way through my fingertips.
Not long ago, a dark scavenger roamed the sidewalk opposite my house and disappeared into the neighbor's backyard. Later that evening, I thought I heard one of my cats outside rummaging next to the living room wall</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/5981467187643639255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=908929428238075189&amp;postID=5981467187643639255&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/5981467187643639255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/5981467187643639255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/2010/06/natural-elegance.html' title='Tea Party'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TBJCbXAKV9I/AAAAAAAAABc/AwQm8TFqZb0/s72-c/2006_10_05_raccoon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908929428238075189.post-5802711969858253354</id><published>2010-06-10T09:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-17T09:12:53.094-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>Reflections</title><summary type='text'>Have you thought much lately about how the position of the sun changes the reflections on your body and how that brings you different perspectives of the environment? Today is the birthday of an old friend. I began marvelling at how shadows change places and trigger memories. It seems normal to think of seasonal shifts in temperature, but if you stop and focus, you can likely remember how light </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/feeds/5802711969858253354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=908929428238075189&amp;postID=5802711969858253354&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/5802711969858253354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/908929428238075189/posts/default/5802711969858253354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theelegantawakening.blogspot.com/2010/06/have-you-thought-much-lately-about-how.html' title='Reflections'/><author><name>Cari Kawell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592179204234350277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gIW-DSQr8YM/TDOM0NHhg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/A_9MbfGrR8s/S220/Cari.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
