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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Business and technology news and resource links for creative-minded, color-outside-the-lines, right-brain-planning solopreneurs: freelance, home-based and small businesses.</description><title>Creative Business {links &amp; ponders}</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ruralbusinessdevelopment)</generator><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>"☑ To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know...."</title><description>“☑ To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know. ~Stephen R. Covey #thereisnotry #dobravethings”</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/27498071516</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/27498071516</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:18:53 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>"We must embrace struggle. Every living thing conforms to it. Everything in nature grows and..."</title><description>“&lt;p&gt;We must embrace struggle. Every living thing conforms to it. Everything in nature grows and struggles in its own way, establishing its own identity, insisting on it at all cost, against all resistance. We can be sure of very little, but the need to court struggle is a surety that will not leave us. It is good to be lonely, for being alone is not easy. The fact that something is difficult must be one more reason to do it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To love is also good, for love is difficult. For one human being to love another is perhaps the most difficult task of all, the epitome, the ultimate test. It is that striving for which all other striving is merely preparation…&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The responsibility that the difficult work of love demands of our evolvement overwhelms us; it is larger than life. We, as yet beginners, are not equal to it. If we persevere after all, and take this love upon us, accepting it as a burden and a time of training, instead of losing ourselves to the frivolous and careless game behind which people have hidden themselves, not willing to face the most serious question of their being…then perhaps shall a small bit of progress be perceptible as well as some relief for those to come after us. That would be a great deal.&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet (via &lt;a href="http://ancora-imparo.tumblr.com/"&gt;ancora-imparo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22514987628</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22514987628</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 09:07:50 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might..."</title><description>“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;J.K. Rowling (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sorakeem.tumblr.com/"&gt;sorakeem&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22397619906</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22397619906</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:22:41 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>msmuse:

Travel note (by Osuzu&amp;Toriiro　（ダルマ夫婦） Pokharasha)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcj7090veX1qzy97wo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://msmuse.tumblr.com/post/1699674937/travel-note-by-osuzu-toriiro-pokharasha"&gt;msmuse&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/osuzu_and_izumi/169699427/in/faves-tina_daunt/"&gt;Travel note&lt;/a&gt; (by &lt;a href="http://flickr.com/photos/osuzu_and_izumi"&gt;Osuzu&amp;Toriiro　（ダルマ夫婦） Pokharasha&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22363403262</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22363403262</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:53:23 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>theartjournaler:

You are never the only one. #taj #artjournal...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37m4nT29O1rsygf1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.theartjournaler.com/post/22004797449/you-are-never-the-only-one-taj-artjournal"&gt;theartjournaler&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You are never the only one. #taj #artjournal #norules (Taken with &lt;a href="http://instagr.am"&gt;instagram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22334679759</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22334679759</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:04:14 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>journalgirl:

fishingboatproceeds:

This is the best advice I...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0jiw6PUTo1r9dpbvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/22321679892/fishingboatproceeds-this-is-the-best-advice-i"&gt;journalgirl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/22155719526/this-is-the-best-advice-i-know-of"&gt;fishingboatproceeds&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is the best advice I know of.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I really, really needed this after yesterday and today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22334637427</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22334637427</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:03:34 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>typeverything:

Typeverything.com - “How To” by Craig&amp;Carl...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ggxb2R8F1qh0381o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://typeverything.com/post/22325210783/typeverything-com-how-to-by-craig-carl"&gt;typeverything&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Typeverything.com - “How To” by Craig&amp;Carl for &lt;a href="http://nascapas.blogspot.com/2012/04/bloomberg-businessweek_12.html"&gt;BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22326548692</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22326548692</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:11:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>explore-blog:

How are you educating yourself? 344 illustrated...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0g66zaO4U1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/18849142599/how-are-you-educating-yourself-344-illustrated"&gt;explore-blog&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How are you educating yourself? &lt;a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/09/stefan-bucher-344-questions/"&gt;344 illustrated flowcharts&lt;/a&gt; to answer life’s big questions on happiness and success.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22122931277</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22122931277</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:33:51 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqe4mzG4Gi1qim2bjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121663192</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121663192</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:56:52 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important..."</title><description>“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;(via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stargardener.tumblr.com/"&gt;stargardener&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121637761</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121637761</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:56:05 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>messycanvas:

#vulnerable (Taken with instagram)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwikfutSCW1qi98wvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://messycanvas.tumblr.com/post/14516600114/vulnerable-taken-with-instagram"&gt;messycanvas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;#vulnerable (Taken with &lt;a href="http://instagr.am"&gt;instagram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121615960</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/22121615960</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:55:24 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>robinmead:

perch….a digital collage
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33scidsMS1rugcgno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://robinmead.tumblr.com/post/21864098309/perch-a-digital-collage"&gt;robinmead&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;perch….a digital collage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/21864242469</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/21864242469</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:19:28 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>More about wishes {and beginnings}</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/more-about-wishes-and-beginnings/"&gt;More about wishes {and beginnings}&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15291958033</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15291958033</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:59:58 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Rural Australian businesses outperforming urban</title><description>&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/beckymccray/~3/4DqawAUCZMM/rural-australian-businesses.html"&gt;Rural Australian businesses outperforming urban&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15290439427</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15290439427</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:31:30 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Things to begin! {010112}</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/things-to-begin-010112/"&gt;Things to begin! {010112}&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15186534706</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15186534706</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:31:14 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy New Year!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/happy-new-year/"&gt;Happy New Year!&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15122271569</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15122271569</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:27:30 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Come out from hiding {no more living in shadows}</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/come-out-from-hiding-no-more-living-in-shadows/"&gt;Come out from hiding {no more living in shadows}&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15073398058</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/15073398058</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:40:40 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Goals, Dreams and Deadlines {vs. waggin’ around a dead carcass}</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/goals-dreams-and-deadlines-vs-waggin-around-a-dead-carcass/"&gt;Goals, Dreams and Deadlines {vs. waggin’ around a dead carcass}&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14973870584</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14973870584</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:25:07 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Google Continues to Fund Firefox</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.webmonkey.com/2011/12/why-google-continues-to-fund-firefox/"&gt;Why Google Continues to Fund Firefox&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14919944695</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14919944695</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:48:51 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>To-Do Lists {do not have to be boring}</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.rightbrainplanner.com/to-do-lists-do-not-have-to-be-boring/"&gt;To-Do Lists {do not have to be boring}&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14879660567</link><guid>http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.tumblr.com/post/14879660567</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:31:20 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
