Scenario: You are acting like a brat. You are the only one acting like a brat in the scenario.

Is there resolution?
Good luck!

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Now, I am not a hunter, but in our region, the deer population has skyrocketed and city and county officials are allowing bowhunting to try and thin the herd. There is also some kind of plan to use dart guns to sterilize the deer.

Let’s suppose that there is a similar situation in which your community is overrun by a proliferation of animate or inanimate objects.

What are the problems that the community faces?
How does it affect the animal/objects?
What are some economical, safe, and long term solutions?

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You are doing the crossword puzzle. Charles Darwin is giving you the clues. How are you handling it? Is it working out? Is he receptive to your guesses? What are the clues? What are the answers? Good luck!

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Using email conventions (format, language, fonts, etc), write a story in which you and your partner are trying to arrange what to have for dinner tonight.

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Tell us about the day that you became a hero. Tell it from the end of the story first.

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The Bible is a rich source for story ideas. Every story is a metaphor with limitless possibilities for retelling. For example, here are a few:

Time travel?
Explain it to someone who doesn’t have any idea of what time is.

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Best vacation you’ve ever had?
Recall it from the point of view of someone else who had a minor role (maitre d, lifeguard, panhandler…..)

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Sometimes you just have to walk.
When? (time of day? mood?)
Where? (scenery? sensory input? city? town? street? mountain? Why? (to work? to meditate? to cool off after a fight?)
How fast? (saunter? stroll? stomp?)
Do you have company? (lover, friend? co-worker? dogs?)
What else? Walk it out.

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This is an actual horoscope that belongs to a friend of yours. Who are you in relation to this person, and what actions or things do you do or say (or not do or say) that the person for whom this horoscope belongs might interpret as significant in their outlook? Start working on that story today.

“Although you may feel quite energetic as the Moon joins feisty Mars in your sign, you might also sense an incoming wave of uncertainty as signals from your subconscious mind flow into awareness. You could try to ignore your current feelings, but they are too distracting. Even if you don’t know where these currents are taking you, it’s futile to fight against them. Save your energy for the specific issues that could arise instead of simply shadow boxing with your own fears.”

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