“He's not chopping it down. He's saving it. Those branches were long dead from disease. All plants are like that. By cutting off the damage you make it possible for the tree to grow again. You watch - by the end of summer, this tree will be the strongest on the block."
— Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak)
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“Sagittarius person’s are adherents of the rule, “Honesty is the Best Policy” and usually follow it to the letter. They are also carefree, and advise others to be the same way. Their jolt comes when they find themselves misunderstood. An individual of the Sagittarius type may set himself up as a standard quite unconsciously. He never realizes that he is aiming for marks that others cannot hope to hit. Simply, Sagittarius boils down to one word: Purpose. They truly believe that “What’s worth doing at all, is worth doing well.” Don’t get the wrong notion that Sagittarius persons have a one track mind, far from it! But it is not in their nature to switch, especially when they are aiming at a given target.
Being honest, persons born under this sign are also truthful—perhaps too truthful. They speak frankly, even bluntly, but their words may carry sharp barb. They dislike deception on the part of others and often make them the targets of their wrath.
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Extravagance is almost absent in this sign, though some people may spend fortunes on worth-while things. This is because they have a strong sense of values, which they apply to people as well as things, making enemies as well as friends. Those born under Sagittarius should curb their wit and general expressions of opinion.
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In the starry heavens, the fanciful figure of the bowman, is aiming his shaft at the eagle. This symbolizes the bowman seeking to hit the highest mark attainable. You will note that these persons happiness often hinges on their aim.
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Sagittarians born in the Early Period you find vivacity that cannot be matched by any other sign in combination. These people gather knowledge, then use it to a purpose. Gifted with insight, often robust and unrestrained in nature, they add the Martian drive to their other assets, often with great results. They can take on huge burdens and often win out, but show restraint, keeping their drive subservient to their fundamental trait of coolness and aim. Otherwise, they may overshoot the mark.
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Individual’s born under the planet Jupiter were endowed with wisdom and personal magnetism. The term Jupetarian denotes “light bringer”. Their urge is independence; their aim, when properly directed, is so set for a personal goal that they bigheartedly extend best wishes for success to the world as well. The Jupetarian influence has such depth with persons born between February 19th and March 21st. Once revealed, it becomes a pattern that all could well follow.”
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"I wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related, if the fire that had burned me that day while I cooked hot dogs was somehow connected o the fire I had flushed down the toilet and the fire burning at the hotel. I didn't have the answers to those questions, but what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes."
— Jeannette Walls (The Glass Castle)
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“I'd build myself up
And fly around in circles
Wait then as my heart drops
And my back begins to tingle
Finally could this be it”
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My Dad use to call me Weeble Wobble.
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When we were little he would lay in bed with us til we fell asleep, except he usually fell asleep first. Prior to my teenage years my dad had yet to be diagnosed with sleep apnea, so he use to stop breathing ever so often and it would scare me and I would attempt to wake him up. You could often hear his snoring throughout the entire house. Now, he sleeps with a Darth Vader mask.
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He bought us our first pet bunny outside a grocery store one Saturday morning. This one bunny blossomed into a bunny farm.
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My dad attempted to keep my sister and I “Little House on the Prairie” style for the longest time. He did not want us to ever start painting our toe nails, cutting our hair, wearing makeup, or shaving our legs. Luckily my Mom intervened.
My Dad is sensitive and caring, he tries to hide this behind a tough exterior, but it doesn’t fool us. Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.
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Fishing trips and rabbit shows. Geocaching and guinea pigs, I mean “Cavy’s”.
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He is proud and doting of each and every one of us.
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From my Dad I have inherited my “Chimple”, that is the dimple on my chin. Which I have always loved, except for one time at church when a boy told me I had a butt chin. I cried. But I embrace the Chimple. Nothing is sexier than a little crack.
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I inherited my Dad’s untidiness, and the belief that eventually I may use, fix, read, and make anything useful. I did not inherit his ability to strike up conversations with anyone, or his strong sense of security of the person that he is.
I admire my Dad’s eccentricities, more and more so as I get older.
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I’m not willing to start any arguments, or have to drop any ‘bows about this…but I have the best parents. I am very lucky.
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I can in no way blame any of my idiosyncrasies or mental health issues on my childhood.
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“If I tell the world
I'll never say enough
Because it was not said to you
And that's exactly what I need to do”
-Adele
“Gnomes believe in natural energy and not wasting the earth’s resources. A tall tree waving to and fro in the breeze, is the source of power. All animals feel safe with the Gnome. The gnome is far more clever than the troll. Gnomes like to swing, they are also fond of flying kites and dressing up. Skipping rope is another gnome game.”
-The Pop Book of Gnomes
Rashaad: “You know we are the only ones who understand the Ninja reference.”
Kristen: “That’s probably good, especially when it comes out of my mouth.”
Rashaad: “Well I told Mary what it means, and now she uses it sometimes.”
Kristen: “It spreads, like herpes.”
Rashaad: “We need to keep it underground though.”
Kristen: “I would say that Herpes is kept pretty well hidden too.”
Fathers, feathers, fun, food, focus, farms, friends, fondu, frolicking, feeling, frost, fans, Frodo, Flava Flave, family, Felicity, figures, fonts, fate, flukes, foolishness.
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“Needing was so easy: it came naturally, like breathing. Being needed by someone else, though, that was the hard part. But as with giving help and accepting it, we had to do both to be made complete- like links overlapping to form a chain, or a lock finding the right key.”
-Sarah Dessen
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