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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:10:26 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/arthur-schopenhauerquotes.html Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:01:34 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/arthurschopenhauer.html While most philosophers of the day were very serious about their work, Arthur Schopenhauer, known as the philosopher of pessimism, made it quite plain that he regarded the world and our lives in it as a bad joke. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:59:25 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/what-is-spirituality.html The term spirituality or being spiritual is being used quite frequently these days, but what exactly does it mean Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:25:19 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/develop-your-intuition.html Your intuition, sometimes referred to as your inner guidance, is a mechanism of inner or instinctive knowing which neither requires, nor employs logical thought processes. 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