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I am a coffee shop. I am warm and inviting, good to talk to. As long as you stay, you'll be cared for. The conversations are free-flowing, as fun or as serious as they turn out to be. I'm a place of reconnection, of music sharing, of figuring out our next steps. One thing is certain: as long as you're here, you'll never be alone.

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I am a cat. I can be a bit stand offish, but that'll pass when I get to know people. I disappear from time to time without telling anyone. I'm comfortable to be around and while I'm not always there, I come to stay when my friends need someone next to them.

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I am a stained-glass window. I want to illustrate the many lights and colors that make up our world, but I also want to illustrate and let others see the beauty in every person and every situation.

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I am a bear. I am loyal and dedicated to those I care about, and am only aggressive when they are threatened. I am adaptable to the environment in which I am surrounded by. I can be light hearted and fun, but sometimes need to hibernate during the winters. I feel a deep connection to all those in nature, as we are all essential in the complex beauty of life on Earth. I feel empathy for all creatures, but stay on high alert due to extreme requirements for survival and happiness.
(Sarah Buddingh)

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I am a wave. I rise and fall, but I always get back up. I am powerful and strong. Sometimes I am reckless and other days I am calm and serene. I take others along for an adventure yet some may envy my growth.

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I am a shape-shifter. At one moment, I am quiet and reserved. I do not want to be seen, I fold myself down into myself. Try to be as small as possible. But then, I am loud and impossible to miss. I will yell as I speak and step on your toes. Stretch my tiny frame as high and wide as it will go until I am ready to shrink and slink away.

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I am a Lion. I am wise like an ancient sage. I am bold, strong, and confident on every milestone I come across. I seek counsel to find courage and strength which I can show people ways they have not yet imagined. I hunt for success as I traveled far away from home. I'm fierce, a perseverance, confident.

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I am a flame. I start off small, easily extinguished without the right conditions. I take time to spark and require patience and persistence. I am constantly flickering, moving, shifting, and evolving. Given time I can grow bright and hot, giving light and heat to others. I can become expansive, but require the opportunity. I am self-perpetuating and enduring.

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I am a mermaid and an angel. I am honorable and sneaky. I buy high heals and skirts and dresses and I always resort to comfort over style. I know men are not my worth my time and effort and money and yet I still smile like a fool when I see a cute guy. sometimes I am a dark force that howls at the moon and other times I like pure white who watches the tiny bugs dance across the grass before the sun goes down. Usually all in one evening.

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I am light. Where I am, darkness can not reach. I am expansive, infinitely reaching across time and space. I illuminate the darkest corners of the world, bringing old dreams back to life. I have creativity and new ideas. I help those who are lost along their way. I bring people back to their original purpose as I am on the journey of finding mine. But this light comes not from myself, but from one who saved, healed and delivered me into His glory. Now all I must do is shine. I show His love, His healing, His life. This light cannot be unseen or undone. I am light. I will impact generations.

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I am espresso. I am mostly fun and energetic and helpful. But I can also be too much and obnoxious. I can easily bring a smile to someone's face and give them a warm hug but sometimes I can also keep them up way to late. There are times when I am perfect as is, no sugar needed. And there are some mornings when there isn't enough whip cream in the world to take away the bitterness. (I am not sure how to change the name at the top from Anonymous, I am Kate Black).

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I am wind - strong yet gentle, stubborn yet yielding, passionate all the while. I go wherever my whims take me, up high or down low. Some days I am a force to be reckoned with, and on others I am a welcome addition that brings joy. I carry others with me, dragging them along, and holding them up, supporting them to their next destinations in life. I am many things, but most of all I am wind.

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I am a mutt. I come from different looking parents with ancestors from different lands. I want to give love, receive love, and play with my people in the backyard. I look different and most people can’t figure out my ancestry.

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I am halo halo—or at least that is what I tell people when they ask me what I am and where I come from. I am all mixed up. Who I am is a process.(https://www.oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/feed-fallwinter-2020/posts-7/)