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It's a Pisces Thing

Motivational Monday! Actor William H. Macy, born on this day in 1950, once said, "Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good." How are you using your powers for good?

Gotta love a fellow Pisces! Happy Birthday WHM.

Hmm, my powers. Do I have powers? Why does this feel like a trick question?

Here at WdC I'm currently teaching two classes at "House of Sensual Prose "   by Purple is House Florent , and assisting a third. My auction is running for 4 more days "March Madness Auction ~ CLOSED"   by Purple is House Florent , and it's going to help benefit my contests and activities, as well as "The Quills"   by Lilith of House Martell , "The Weekly Quickie Contest"   by Dawn Embers , and "Kit's Contest and Awards Group"   by Kit of House Lannister . I believe in helping where I can, and these three deserve some extra funds so they can keep awarding others.

I'm also hosting "Write from the Heart - closed"   by Lilith of House Martell and "CLOSED - Tales of Seduction"   by QPdoll . Speaking of Write from the Heart. The contest has really taken off, and though I only dabble in poetry, I love reading it. I'm fascinated by others abilities to invoke so much feeling in a small amount of words. I think it's time I expanded the contest and added some guest judges. So if any of you awesome poets out there are interested in running a round, just let me know. It runs twice a month.

I also just signed up for "Secret Pal Initiation Room"   by Kate - Writing & Reading which will be a fun activity for April. I did Secret Santa, and the only thing that sucked about that is that I was overseas and sending things from my phone or iPad. I didn't get to do all the cool colors and pretty little added emoticons that I wanted to do. So whoever I get for this activity, hopefully will bear with me going a little crazy.

I did get to bid on an auction package that allowed me to collect a merit badge for myself, and gift a merit badge to 11 others. I just like showing others my appreciation for all they do. I may not be very chatty with everyone, may just only say a few words, but I watch and pay attention. It's always a good feeling to do something nice for others, to help out where I can.

Oh, and I got to be a judge for The Quills. You know I thought it was going to be easy? Don't even ask me what I was thinking! I have my little WdC notebook filled with each category and remarks for each nominated item so I can keep them straight. Worst part was writing the words...loved it, fantastic. You'd think that wouldn't be that much of a problem, but it was. When you write that phrase more than 3 times in one category you are asking for trouble.

In my personal life I help out wherever I can. It may not be a lot, but all anyone really needs to do is ask for something and I'm there. That's just who I am. Being a Pisces and an Empath just makes it next to impossible for me to not jump in and help. I hate to see anyone struggling or upset. Even when I know I'm overextending myself, I can't seem to back away. I blame the Pisces in me. It's my catchall for when people ask me why I do things. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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