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		<title>Family and Community Connections: Grounding in an Upside-Down World</title>
		<link>https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/family-and-community-connections-grounding-in-an-upside-down-world/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Wem]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conscious Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belonging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cities often lack community if you can't find one start one]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[even introverts enjoy some connection with others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling shy on joining in the right commuity will draw you in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I am lonely help me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[join a group or community you have shared interests with to feel how it uplifts you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting with others naturally uplifts us]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming your own reticence to join in will be very rewarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[togetherness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why should I join in with family or community]]></category>
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Read more ></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/family-and-community-connections-grounding-in-an-upside-down-world/">Family and Community Connections: Grounding in an Upside-Down World</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com">Alison Wem</a>.</p>
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		<title>Friends: 3 characteristics of a good friend</title>
		<link>https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/friends-3-characteristics-of-a-good-friend/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Wem]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conscious Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[am I a good friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[am I strange in not having friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[are friends worth the effort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[can family be a friend too]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connected]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[do I need all of my friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how do you define a good friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I don't have friends does this matter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[is it strange I don't have many friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Is it wrong to have lots of friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my partner is my best friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[well-being]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what are friends really about]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is a good friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why are my friends so important to me]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=460%2C460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="25038" data-permalink="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/friends-3-characteristics-of-a-good-friend/alison-wem-pic-friends-pix-500/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?fit=500%2C473&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="500,473" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1700312885&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Alison Wem pic Friends pix 500" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alison-Wem-pic-Friends-pix-500.jpg?fit=500%2C473&amp;ssl=1" />A friendship can strike up quickly between you and another person or it may grow over time.  Both are valid approaches to establishing a friendship.  At some point you will realise they are important to you.  Your relationship may display many of these characteristics; challenge you making the relationship exciting<a class="moretag" href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/friends-3-characteristics-of-a-good-friend/"> Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/friends-3-characteristics-of-a-good-friend/">Friends: 3 characteristics of a good friend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com">Alison Wem</a>.</p>
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		<title>How was your lockdown?: chaotic, insightful, challenging&#8230;.</title>
		<link>https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/how-was-your-lockdown-chaotic-insightful-challenging/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Wem]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conscious Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling your emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncertainty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="23059" data-permalink="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/how-was-your-lockdown-chaotic-insightful-challenging/inner-landscape-470/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?fit=661%2C470&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="661,470" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="inner landscape 470" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inner-landscape-470.jpg?fit=661%2C470&amp;ssl=1" />Here in the UK lockdown has been eased so we can get back to &#8216;normal&#8217; or perhaps I should say &#8216;new normal&#8217;. The date we started this process was the 4th July. There is a certain irony with this being Independence Day in the US. &#160; How was your lockdown?<a class="moretag" href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/how-was-your-lockdown-chaotic-insightful-challenging/"> Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/how-was-your-lockdown-chaotic-insightful-challenging/">How was your lockdown?: chaotic, insightful, challenging&#8230;.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com">Alison Wem</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hello my spiritual friends</title>
		<link>https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/hello-my-spiritual-friends/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Wem]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conscious Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling our emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharing experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirit guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/my-best-friends-e1587905293951.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="22993" data-permalink="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/hello-my-spiritual-friends/my-best-friends/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/my-best-friends-e1587905293951.jpg?fit=703%2C470&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="703,470" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="my best friends" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/my-best-friends-e1587905293951.jpg?fit=703%2C470&amp;ssl=1" />Humanity, of which we are all a part of, is being presented with an opportunity for change – hopefully for the better. Now is a great opportunity for development and healing at the personal, family, community, national and global level. Yet here we are physically isolated in our homes, unable<a class="moretag" href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/hello-my-spiritual-friends/"> Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/hello-my-spiritual-friends/">Hello my spiritual friends</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com">Alison Wem</a>.</p>
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		<title>College of Psychic Studies &#8211; Summer Open Evening</title>
		<link>https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/college-of-psychic-studies-summer-open-evening/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Wem]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Soul Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychic studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[well-being]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/College-picture-cropped-470-e1528531022373.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1678" data-permalink="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/college-of-psychic-studies-open-evening/college-picture-cropped-470/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/College-picture-cropped-470-e1528531022373.jpg?fit=329%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="329,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523640114&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="College picture cropped 470" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/College-picture-cropped-470-e1528531022373.jpg?fit=329%2C300&amp;ssl=1" />On a hot summer&#8217;s evening in London, the College of Psychic Studies held their end of term Open Evening. After a term of hard work, it is an opportunity for consultants, tutors, college personnel past and present, students and potential students to enjoy an evening together. I look forward to<a class="moretag" href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/college-of-psychic-studies-summer-open-evening/"> Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/college-of-psychic-studies-summer-open-evening/">College of Psychic Studies &#8211; Summer Open Evening</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.yoursoulfamily.com">Alison Wem</a>.</p>
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