My Future Awaits

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I am a Libra.
Today, as I have for the past I don’t know how many days before it, I clicked on my horoscope in partial anticipation, dread, amusement, curiosity as to what the cosmos (or the horoscope writer) had in store for me.
My horoscopes do not dictate my day.
Some days they are accurate, other days close, some days completely far off. Today, it was empty.
The day is waiting for me to write it.
I choose to have a day filled with passion, success and laughter. I decide to have a day with adventure and good news. Today’s forecast: something good is about to happen, you will smile often, laugh loudly; and love and be loved completely

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