Blind

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This week while taking the smaller kids to school and signing my oldest into middle school I realized something.  Our kids are going to be just like us.  Often the parts of us that we don’t recognize.  We keep saying to them be who you want to be.

THEY KEEP SEEING US AS WE ARE.

BLIND:  UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO APPRECIATE OR NOTICE SOMETHING APPARENT to others. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Harvest



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Is it alright to steal tomatoes?  Is it ok for someone to take the first fruits of my labor?  I feel violated, despite the fact that it is only tomatoes.  Every time I pass my neighbors in the yard or building our conversations are not the same I am not the same and the Questions at the back of my mind remain.  ARE YOU THE ONE?  How does vine ripened big boy tomatoes taste?

Only tomatoes,

HARVEST:  GAIN (SOMETHING) as the result of an action. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Freedom of space

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They discovered a new planet and called it Tyche.  This is all very exciting but how will that name fit into the planets song that I have already taught the kids? And the posters, what the hell?

Planet Tyche

FREEDOM:  THE STATE OF BEING PHYSICALLY UNRESTRICTED AND ABLE to move easily. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Environment

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I have started to exercise again.

ENVIRONMENT:  THE SURROUNDINGS OR CONDITIONS IN WHICH A PERSON, ANIMAL, OR PLANT LIVES or operates. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Children




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When I get lost in my realities, I know that I cannot relate.

CHILD:  A YOUNG HUMAN BEING BELOW THE AGE OF FULL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT or below the legal age of majority. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary



The Big Apple

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School is about to start summer is almost over and I still haven't lost a pound.   My friend was fasting for the month of Ramadan and he lost a lot of weight.   If he can do that for a month I can do it for a week.  Today is my second day of fasting.  I feel so weak, I have been planning dinner all day.

6:00 o clock is important.  Only 4 more hours to go.

BIG:  OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE, EXTENT, or intensity ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Reactor

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I saw an old boyfriend on line today and I added him.  He told me off and deleted me. 

I WANTED TO DO THAT.  Now I am feeling angry and hurt.  He has ruined my day.

NUCLEAR REACTOR:  AN APPARATUS OR STRUCTURE IN WHICH FISSILE MATERIAL CAN BE MADE TO UNDERGO A CONTROLLED, SELF-SUSTAINING NUCLEAR REACTION with the consequent release of energy. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Bravissimo

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Some days, my world spins out of my control, I have to stand still with my eyes close until I am balanced.  I keep missing the whole point, some days. 

Don’t be afraid of the spin.

BRAVISSIMO:  USED TO EXPRESS GREAT APPROVAL OF A PERFORMANCE or performer. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Beautiful

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Olympians are great composers of their own bodies.

A Bach, a Beethoven, a Brahms, a Chopin, a Handel, a Mozart, a Tchaikovsky, I hear music in their movements when I sit and watch the Olympic competitions.

BEAUTIFUL:  OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD; excellent. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Ambition

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I cleaned up the kids toy room today, OMG.

I really did it.

AMBITION:  A STRONG DESIRE TO DO OR TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING, typically requiring determination and hard work. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Love

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I went to the park this morning and the tall trees were singing.

I must be happy.

LOVE:  AN INTENSE FEELING of deep affection.  ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Pump

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There was an old lady who lived in a shoe; she had so much time on her hands look at what she decided to do.

I love this!

PUMP:  A WOMANS PLAIN, LIGHTWEIGHT SHOE THAT HAS A LOW-CUT UPPER, and typically a medium heel. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary