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Of how true I find the other advice to be, I think it's most imporant to be a good listener (which I suck at sometimes), and to also be natural. Yeah somepeople hate an akward silence, but I get really bugged by smalltalk as well. I think you should just go about yourself naturally. I find that most quiet people, after they feel comfortable to talk, have some pretty interesting things to say because they're busy thinking instead of flapping their lips

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Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster...
--Acknowledge your weaknesses--