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		<title>Fortune Cookie Fortunes!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but I actually like to eat fortune cookies. I also like reading the fortunes! Sometimes I get some really cool fortunes and I keep them.
One particularly fortuitous fortune  I received was shortly after I decided start my website featuring my old comics and stories. (TitaniumKnights.net) The fortune read:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I actually like to eat fortune cookies. I also like reading the fortunes! Sometimes I get some really cool fortunes and I keep them.</p>
<p>One particularly fortuitous fortune <img src='http://www.titaniumknights.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> I received was shortly after I decided start my website featuring my old comics and stories. (<a href="http://www.titaniumknights.net/" title="Titanium Knights . net">TitaniumKnights.net</a>) The fortune read:</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a good time to finish up old tasks.&#8221;</p>
<p>This fortune didn&#8217;t just have a relevant message, it had very relevant timing as well! This fortune really encouraged me. It was like having someone give me a pat on the back for a great idea. I only wish I had started the website and this blog sooner.</p>
<p>Another really cool fortune I received was shortly after I made it a priority to train myself to think positively. The fortune reads as follows:</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.&#8221;</p>
<p>That one pretty much hit home, as I do have a pretty high aptitude, and was very frustrated that I wasn&#8217;t where I believed I should be in life. However, looking back, my attitude wasn&#8217;t very positive at all. My attitude was downright negative! This fortune helped to reinforce my belief in the need to be positive despite any circumstances. It was also encouraging, like a sign telling me that I am heading in the right direction.</p>
<p>In my quest to continue being positive, I always remind myself that I will be financially secure. That my health, even though it is good now, will just continue to get even better. Then I have the pleasure of getting this fortune:</p>
<p>&#8220;You will enjoy good health and financial independence.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cool, huh?</p>
<p>Now, the last two fortunes I have recieved are also cool, but I don&#8217;t quite understand them fully yet. They read as follows:</p>
<p>&#8220;You are not a person who can be ignored.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Turn on the charm. You&#8217;ll be glad you did.&#8221;</p>
<p>Regarding the first one, I usually find that I blend into the background in groups. But sometimes, when I speak, people seem really interested in my words, even though I don&#8217;t put a huge value on the words myself. I usually get uncomfortable when I notice people hanging on my every word. I guess I feel self-conscious when that happens!</p>
<p>Regarding the charm fortune, I have never believed that I had any kind of charm at all. Imagine my surprise when I am told by some friends of mine that I am very charming! I need to look more into the concept of &#8220;charm&#8221; so I can fully understand it.</p>
<p>Yes, I have also gotten some fortunes that are quite irrelevant. Those I pretty much ignore (and trash!). But the ones that are relevant, the ones that encourage, the ones that hit home, I keep. I use them as positive influences to help me to grow more positive, and also, to just grow!</p>
<p>Funny thing is, I was going to write this article much later (Procrastination!) until I accidentally spilled water on my desk, all over my fortunes! I put them on some cork coasters to dry out. I was annoyed about spilling the water, but I turned it into something positive - a procrastination chopper! Hiiii Ya! Hwoi Ya!! Okay enough with the corny kung fu sound effects&#8230; Until next time!</p>
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