on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”

(Maya Angelou)

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“I like poisons, the slowest
And drinks, the strongest
And coffee, the bitterest
And the craziest hallucinations.
You can even throw me off a cliff, I’ll say:
So what? I love to fly.” (Clarice Lispector)

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 “Nothing that you have not given away

will ever be really yours.” (C. S. Lewis)

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“Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad,

but it’s what‘s in the middle that counts.” (Hope Floats)

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“All you need is love, love.

Love is all you need.” (The Beatles)

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“Keep love in your heart.

A life without it is like a sunless garden where the flowers are dead.”

(Oscar Wilde)

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“One should never trust a woman who tells her real age.

If she tells that, she’ll tell anything.” (Oscar Wilde) 

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“Do I contradict myself?

Very well, then I contradict myself,

I am large, I contain multitudes.” (Walt Whitman) 

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“Be faithful in small things

because it is in them that your strength lies.” (Mother Teresa)

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“I think it’s naive to pray for world peace

if we’re not going to change the form in which we live.” (Godfrey Reggio) 

what you hear about…

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If a dog were your teacher
These are some of the lessons you might learn…

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face
to be pure ecstasy

When it’s in your best interest
practice obedience
Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory
Take naps and stretch before rising
Run romp and play daily

Thrive on attention and let people touch you
Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do
On warm days stop to lie on your back on the grass
On hot days drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree
When you’re happy dance around and wag your entire body

No matter how often you’re scolded
don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout
run right back and make friends

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm
Stop when you have had enough
Be loyal
Never pretend to be something you’re not

If what you want lies buried
dig until you find it
When someone is having a bad day
be silent …..
…sit close by.

…and nuzzle them gently.

 I went to the movies with my friend Karla last Saturday afternoon. We saw “Tropa de Elite 2”. We loved it! This movie is full of action! It is really amazing and exciting. It stared Wagner Moura as Colonel Nascimento, Irandhir Santos and others… People say the film is violent and as a matter of fact it is because it shows the fight of Nascimento against the militias. So, I don’t suggest to children, just adults, of course!

 

HUGH JACKMAN is a famous actor. He was born in Sydney, Australia on October 12th, 1968. So, he is 42 years old right now. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is well known from his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, in addition to his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, and Australia. Do you know that Jackman is also a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz?! Yeah! He’s great! In November 2008, Open Salon named Hugh Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman “Sexiest Man Alive”. I totally agree Jackman is that cute and talented – that’s why I just love him!

Ok, that’s your turn to write about a famous person you admire!

and what they would like to get on their next birthday.

They also asked me about the best gift I’ve ever gotten…

Hard to say, huh?!

So, I decided to tell them not about the best one,

but something cute I got last July when I traveled to Lisbon.

A Portuguese friend, whose name is João Miguel,

gave me a silver necklace with a cute pendant in the shape of a fish.

Miguel used to call me “peixinho” (little fish)

 - not because I can swim very well, but due to the last flood we had in Rio in April.

 Ok… I found it a little sarcastic but I enjoyed it anyway!

And you, guys?!

Now it’s your turn to tell me about a nice gift you’ve received.