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….there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can’t always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

Brandon Mull

The girl with the long brown hair turned around. “Are you her boy friend?” she asked. Summer glanced from Crystal to Nate and back.
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Boys Girl Summer
Ew, sicko. I was practicing Edomic.” “Sure you were,” Jason said. “You’re just too embarrassed to admit you were playing hide-and-seek all alone. Rachel hiding, nobody seeking.
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All Alone Hiding Jason
Let’s worry about fixing the problem instead of the blame.
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Blame Fixing Worry
Drake. He liked dangerous pies.” “Why did he join you?” “Who would eat pie that could take over your life? Why risk it?” “Focus. Why did he join you?” “Say no to death pies. Another good motto. I’m getting a headache.” p. 432
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Focus Pie Risk
A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them.” (Beyonders – A World Without Heroes)
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Consequences Greater Hero Person Regardless
We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
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Determine Different Use
break the rules pay the price
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Break Pay Price Rules
You look tired,” Rachel told Jason. “I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time.” “Can’t you?” Ferrin asked, joining them at the little cascade. “I always imagined that you could sleep rolling down a mountainside in a barrel.” “I probably could today,” Jason conceded.
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Cascade Sleep Tired Wish
Seth hustled over. “What’s the password?” “Passwords are for sissies,” Warren’s muffled voice responded. “Works for me,” Seth said, unlocking the door and opening it.
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Doors Unlocking Voice
Hard to call it a party without sardines.
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Hard Party Sardines
Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day.” ~Fablehaven – Rise of the Evening Star
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Bad Day Evening Stars
You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.
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Constitution Deteriorate Person Remember Wonder
For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.
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Choices Circumstances Destiny
When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.
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Jumping Sole Trying
Choices determine character.
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Character Choices Determine
Jason decided not to add that the best way to get him to focus on something was to tell him not to think about it.
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Focus Jason Thinking

….there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can’t always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

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