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		<title>Private Dining Events at Samovar Tea Lounge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating Something Special Customers thank us every day for the peace that Samovar Tea Lounge brings them. We are so grateful to be doing what we do. But when I step back to survey the magic that happens at Samovar, &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/private-dining-events-at-samovar-tea-lounge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Lounges Now Open at 8 a.m.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to customer requests, the Tea Lounges now open every day at 8am! To kick things off, we&#8217;re offering a new Chai &#38; Scone Morning Special: Between 8-10 am, enjoy a freshly baked Cherry Oat Scone with cream and jam, &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/tea-lounges-now-open-at-8-a-m/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugging a Lion: How to Embrace Technology Without Getting Eaten Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when I’m at the Tea Lounges and have a moment to myself, I like to sit at a remote corner table and pretend to be a customer. Then I just observe. I never tire of watching haggard, stressed out &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/hugging-a-lion-how-to-embrace-technology-without-getting-eaten-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>4 Best Practices For The Post-Information Age</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrarian society fed the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution created the tools and workforce for the Information Age. But what comes next? The pattern of change in human development is as predictable as it is disruptive. The one constant in &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/4-best-practices-for-the-post-information-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Letting Go Can Bring Us Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My grandmother Muriel will soon turn 93. She&#8217;s living in LA now where she&#8217;s closer to her son and with much easier Winters than Minnesota where she spent most of her life. My Mom was flying in from Boston for &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/the-paradox-of-positive-human-connection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Single Most Essential Ingredient In Any Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment right now as you’re reading this to contemplate water. Yes, that everyday substance that we use to clean our clothes, and water our lawn, to clean our bodies, and to brew our tea. Water is life. Our &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/the-water-prayer-of-gratitude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Face Down Fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After ten years running Samovar Tea Lounge I’ve experienced many highs and my fair share of low points. The worst times were the periods of fear, uncertainty, and doubt&#8211;the three demons that eclipse goodness and hope, consuming everything in their &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/how-to-face-down-fear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One New Habit That Will Radically Improve Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany Picard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, while sipping whisked matcha from my favorite tea bowl, I noticed the frothy, milky consistency of the tea. The slightly astringent, grassy, warm-cream taste. I could feel its buttery body across my lips, swirl the deliciousness in my &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/matcha-and-the-art-of-noticing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>6 Steps That Will Multiply Your Creative Output</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don’t have to be a painter or musician to be an artist. In fact, just living day to day is an art. Our lives our like canvases, and what we do with our precious time here is the paint &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/6-practical-steps-to-getting-creative/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Ancient Word That Sustains Me When Times Get Tough</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my job. The truth is, most days it&#8217;s a lot closer to play than &#8220;work&#8221;. But in those times when deadlines won&#8217;t budge, when there&#8217;s far too much to do and nothing seems to be working as planned, &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/word-of-the-day-entelechy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Build A Culture Of Respect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was having tea with our staff and the topic of culture came up. We realized that for good culture to flourish, there are a few key fundamental values; the biggest of which is the value of Respect. Culture flows &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/6-rules-for-ruthless-respect/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Love Doesn&#8217;t Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love is BS. It&#8217;s marketing hype driven by chocolate and greeting card companies. Love today is mostly buying stuff to give to people to supposedly make them feel good. Or passionate. Or kind. Or sexy. Blah. Now Attention on the &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/love-doesnt-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Connoisseur&#8217;s Guide To Tasting Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tea is just like life. A rich full life is sensory-infused, one complete with a rich blend of experiences. It is a journey that transports you through things, places, people and feelings and that leaves you with memories and the knowledge &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/how-to-taste-life-by-tasting-tea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Experience Ecstasy&#8212;Right Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now is where it&#8217;s at. And then now is gone. Tea is this sweet nectar that focuses us right-here-now, into this blossoming moment. Can you see the most beautiful art in existence—your life? Take a breath and feel it, &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/gulping-ecstasy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Identify Good Fear And Kill Bad Fear On Sight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Jacobs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of fear: good fear and bad fear. Good fear is when the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. The kind of fear that tells you to cross the street for &#8220;some strange reason.&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://www.samovarlife.com/good-fear-bad-fear-how-to-kill-fear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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