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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:28:30 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/"><rss:title>Director's Thoughts</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-30T11:28:30Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/2007/11/24/my-first-time-holding-a-turtle.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/2007/11/24/my-first-time-holding-a-turtle.html"><rss:title>My first time holding a turtle--</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/2007/11/24/my-first-time-holding-a-turtle.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-11-24T17:25:47Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left" style="text-align: left;">I remember the first time I I held a baby turtle.&nbsp; I can remember the pulse of life--its' tiny heart beating in the palm of my hand and that precise moment , hanging there--frozen in time, where I felt a deep peace and union with this tiny being.&nbsp; And for just a glimpse---I forgot about my self, my body, my seeming &quot;separateness&quot; and solidness of myself and instead I felt a wholenss--a oneness.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: left;">I think at that precise moment I knew that beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are all linterconnected and this discovery brought and continues to bring me a deep joy.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>