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		<title>Works of Heart Blog Award</title>
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<p><a title="works of heart award" href="http://lovelypurses.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-raining-awards.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-532" title="award-work-of-heart" src="http://lotusessence.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/award-work-of-heart.png" alt="award-work-of-heart" width="177" height="139" /></a>On April 21, 2009, my Blog was bestowed with the wonderful Works of Heart award from Duni over at <a title="lovely purses" href="http://lovelypurses.blogspot.com " target="_blank">Lovely Purse</a>s.  First and foremost I must apologize for the delay in posting about it, as I am most gracious that I was considered.  Like I have said many times in the past, there are many, many wonderful bloggers out there who are doing their part to make the word and the Internet a little better.  By spreading beauty, love, positivity, fun and a lot more feel good emotions, these bloggers make others&#8217; lives a little better each day.  Words cannot express the gratitude I feel when others find what I read to be beneficial and uplifting.  But even more so, they take the time out to share my works with others through recognizing my blog.  Thank you Duni.  I truly enjoy your blog as well......... <a href='http://lotusessence.com/2009/05/04/works-of-heart-blog-award/' rel="nofollow">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Compassionate Blogger Award</title>
		<link>http://lotusessence.com/2009/03/31/compassionate-blogger-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a title="Compassionate Blog Award" href="http://compassionatebloggerscircle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-370" title="compblogawardpnkgrn200" src="http://lotusessence.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/compblogawardpnkgrn200.png" alt="compblogawardpnkgrn200" width="200" height="200" /></a>I would like to say that it is with tremendous gratitude and honor that I humbly accept the award given to me by Mother Maitri of the <a href="http://compassionatebloggerscircle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Compassionate Bloggers Circle</a>.  When I initially got started with blogging, it was my intention to share my thoughts, ideas and spiritual journey with as many people as possible with the hopes of improving as many lives as I could.  I didn’t know, nor was I really focused on how things would pan out.  I just knew that I had all these wonderful concepts and ideas that had improved my life and I knew that it could do the same for others, if only they just knew.   I got started in January this year, <a title="spiritual journey" href="http://lotusessence.com/2009/01/16/hello-world/" target="_self">sharing my spiritual journey</a>, with little expectations except to do my very best and connect with like-minded people that were a perfect match for the information that I wanted to share.  I had no idea what I was doing or how well received my blog would be.  I am not a writer in any shape or form.  When I sit down to write about a subject, I just let it flow from my heart.  I truly hope that in the future I will be able to continue to deliver and share information that others will be receptive to and find value in......... <a href='http://lotusessence.com/2009/03/31/compassionate-blogger-award/' rel="nofollow">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing my Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://lotusessence.com/2009/03/22/sharing-my-gratitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Each of you are wonderful to me. Today I put together a video for you to show my <a title="attitude of gratitude" href="http://lotusessence.com/2009/01/28/attitude-of-grattitude/" target="_self">gratitude</a> for your support.   I truly appreciate all of the comments and emails I receive daily.  Enjoy!........ <a href='http://lotusessence.com/2009/03/22/sharing-my-gratitude/' rel="nofollow">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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