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THINK YES! By Linda Sauget What A Great James Bond Movie...What
Starlight Star Bright Awaits Him Sailing In And Around Glacier

A friend of mine tried to explain her erratic behavior by saying she
was a Gemini. Her mother was a Gemini and so was her sister. And
with that, she excused her behavior as if there was nothing she could
do about it. It ran in the family and it was written in the Zodiac.
Holy planets, Batman!
Maybe there is truth in astrology and the influence of the Zodiac,
but in the words of William Shakespeare, “It is not in the stars to hold
our destiny but in ourselves.”
Some of us have easier roads and more advantages, but all of us
can step up from wherever we are. Les Brown says, “We must look for
ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of
our destiny.” (Editorial comment by Anita Finley: This information from National
The way to take charge is through action. Greg Krech says, “We can’t Geographic is disturbing but proof of Global Warming. This article will
figure out life in our minds. Life is resolved through life itself.” In other help you understand about glaciers and what Global Warming means
words, take action and make adjustments along the way. in relation to their effect on our Earth.
Our lives are not enhanced by waiting to see what happens, but by A glacier is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. The
making things happen.
There is a well-known Zen story about a philosopher and scholar who term “glacier” comes from the French word glace (glah-SAY), which
devoted himself to the study of Zen for many years. Day after day he means ice. Glaciers are often called “rivers of ice.”
studied. One day he took all of his books into the yard and burned them. Glaciers fall into two groups: alpine glaciers and ice sheets...Alpine
The moral of the story is that life is learned through experience. glaciers form on mountainsides and move downward through valleys.
The quality of our life is not written in the stars. It is the result of our Sometimes, alpine glaciers create or deepen valleys by pushing dirt,
choices and actions. We are the authors of our daily soil, and other materials out of their way. Alpine glaciers are found
horoscope. in high mountains of every continent except Australia (although there
Linda Sauget is the author of “If You are many in New Zealand). The Gorner Glacier in Switzerland and the
Think It”...and lives in Ft. Lauderdale. Furtwangler Glacier in Tanzania are both typical alpine glaciers. Alpine
Linda is also available for speaking glaciers are also called valley glaciers or mountain glaciers.
engagements. Please email her at To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
LSauget99@aol.com.
To purchase a copy of Linda’s book, go
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Mr. BIG Dog Wins
From The May Cover MEET ATLAS! He lives in Florida and may be the world’s tall-

Mothers Deserve Breakfast In Bed est living dog. At 104 inches tall
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Picture this! Soft dreamy the world by the Guinness Book of World
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