<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Rachael Stott &#187; Challenge</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.rachaelstott.com/tag/challenge/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com</link>
	<description>Lovely Thoughts</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:19 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Ugly</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/ugly/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ugly</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/ugly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=1134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ugly is awful. When things &#8216;get ugly&#8217;, people get hurt. Fat ugly tears get spilled. Ugly words are spoken. The ugly faces of jealousy, insecurity, spite, fear, pain and judgement shine. Ugly can&#8217;t be taken back. Ugly is progress. Ugly is releasing the pressure valve. Ugly is [more] honest. Ugly is make or break time. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/ugly/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>After a while&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/after-a-while/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=after-a-while</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/after-a-while/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=1120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following poem was a life-saver to me when I was in a really black hole. There is a tremendous amount of power, wisdom and hope in its words. Power, wisdom and hope that became the light at the end of the tunnel when there seemed to be no other. At the moment I, and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/after-a-while/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>When did we disown our tears?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/when-did-we-disown-our-tears/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-did-we-disown-our-tears</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/when-did-we-disown-our-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Femininity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The unspoken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Womanhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judgement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=1069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The energy that moves life is the force of the Feminine. She is unstoppable . . .&#8221; David Deida There is something very feminine about tears. We rarely admit it, but there is something very feminine about tantrums. It is equally feminine to stand chin out, defiant, protecting ourself or someone we love. It is feminine [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/when-did-we-disown-our-tears/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Square peg</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/square-peg/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=square-peg</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/square-peg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 05:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judgement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you just don&#8217;t fit. No matter how intelligent you are, how beautiful you are, how accomplished you are, how cool you are, sometimes you are the square peg in the round hole. Life also has a wicked sense of humour when it comes to showing you your misshapen nature. Heres how it went for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/square-peg/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mellow</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/mellow/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mellow</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/mellow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 01:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you never been mellow? Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you? Have you never been happy just to hear your song? Have you never let someone else be strong? -Olivia Newton John: Have you never been mellow Yes I know I just lost every ounce of credibility when I posted [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/05/mellow/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Compassion</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/compassion/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=compassion</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/compassion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We give lip service to compassion. It is a lofty ideal that, more often than not, we use to calm ourselves when we are pissed off at someone else. For example when someone cuts us off in traffic or the check out chick is rude to us we talk ourselves back from a rage by [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/compassion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The darkest hour</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/the-darkest-hour/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-darkest-hour</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/the-darkest-hour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Femininity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are anything like me, you underestimate how dark it can get. You are craving the light like a fashion junky craves new Jimmy Choo's because you are certain that it can't possibly get any darker than this moment. You are wrong. Invariably we are wrong. We underestimate how much darkness we can withstand. We cannot quantify how much darkness we can swallow whole. But I can tell you how you know it really is the darkest hour; you stop expecting the light.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/the-darkest-hour/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lets talk about &#8230; My fine line</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/lets-talk-about-my-fine-line/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lets-talk-about-my-fine-line</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/lets-talk-about-my-fine-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Femininity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The unspoken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Womanhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a fine line, at least in my pretty little head, between submitting to someone else&#8217;s will and choosing to find happiness in someone else&#8217;s happiness. You might need to read that one again. It is a really, really, fine line. This is a really complicated issue. At least for me. The concept of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/lets-talk-about-my-fine-line/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>This Angel</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/this-angel/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=this-angel</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/this-angel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This remains the only piece of my poetry that I have kept. Still not sure I want to share it, but here goes.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/04/this-angel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Love is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/03/love-is/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=love-is</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/03/love-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My point? Yes I do have one – other than to whine about all of the tiny things that drove me insane – is this; if so many things were to go wrong in the lead up to any other event I would have reconsidered. I would have pondered the possibility that the universe/god/whoever was trying to tell me something. I would have read the writing on the wall.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/03/love-is/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The laundry list of unspoken topics</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/the-laundry-list-of-unspoken-topics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-laundry-list-of-unspoken-topics</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/the-laundry-list-of-unspoken-topics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Femininity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The unspoken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Womanhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By nature these experiences fly in the face of the accepted bounds of womanhood. They aren&#8217;t expected of the innocent maiden, the loving wife or the nurturing mother. And let&#8217;s face it, society at large still has some difficulty dealing with femininity outside of those roles. These experiences have often been ascribed to the &#8216;undesirable&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/the-laundry-list-of-unspoken-topics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hard decisions are rare</title>
		<link>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/hard-decisions-are-rare/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hard-decisions-are-rare</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/hard-decisions-are-rare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rachaelstott.com/?p=831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some say that life is full of hard decisions. I disagree. I think there are half a dozen or so choices we make in life that really shape our direction. We put so much emphasis on little choices, fooling ourselves into believing that the outcome will matter in 5 years. I bet you can&#8217;t even [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.rachaelstott.com/2010/02/hard-decisions-are-rare/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

