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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:28:26 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Director's Thoughts</title><link>http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:42:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>My first time holding a turtle--</title><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/2007/11/24/my-first-time-holding-a-turtle.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">172291:1639783:1388266</guid><description><![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>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.turtlestogether.com/directors-thoughts/rss-comments-entry-1388266.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>