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6A FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE 10 lessons to learn from a dog Dear Annie: I wrote this 2) It’s OK to feel sadness, list after saying goodbye to but remember that joy is just a my beloved dog, Capra, and squirrel chase away. thought you might share it And the No. 1 thing my with readers. dog taught me: Live in the 10 Things My Dog Taught moment. Embrace it. Feel Me it. Become it. Share it. Then 10) There is repeat for the next DEAR great beauty in the moment and all the quiet stillness. Let it moments that follow. ANNIE envelop you. Life is not about the 9) Sniff it. Touch it. quantity of moments; Feel it. Taste it. Hear it’s about appreci- ating the quality of it. Engage all your moments. — Dana senses in the world Riley around you. 8) Plunge in. You Dear Dana: Thank Lane can always get out and Annie you so much for shar- Creators Syndicate Inc. ing this letter. Man shake it off. 7) Don’t be afraid. could stand to learn a Just stand your ground. And lot from his best friend. May bark loudly when truly neces- Capra rest in peace. sary — especially if a big ol’ Dear Annie: I have read bear is in your backyard. your column for quite some 6) Trust that most people time, but I didn’t think I would have an innate goodness. ever write to you. My question 5) Forgive fully — and let is about etiquette. it go. Is it right to invite someone 4) Love is truly uncondi- to a social gathering and then tional. If it has conditions, it disinvite the person? My sig- nificant other invited every- isn’t really love. 3) Accept the inevitable one at a party to our home for with peace and grace — even a party a few weeks later with- while the vet is taking your out consulting me. I was upset and told my significant other temperature. so. My significant other got angry and disinvited everyone (without telling me) the next day. The only reason I found out is that I was speaking to someone about what she could bring. That’s when she told me that it had been called off. This is not the first time, and now I am afraid to open my mouth. Should I go ahead and re-invite everyone? — Afraid to Speak Up Dear Afraid to Speak Up: Is it wrong to disinvite peo- ple from a party? Yes. Should you re-invite all your friends? At this point, that might give them whiplash. Let the idea rest for now, and perhaps aim to have a get-together in the near future — one that you and your partner plan together from the outset. And that touches on the bigger issue here, which is not etiquette but communication. You both need to figure out what’s get- ting in the way of your com- municating honestly and openly. If fear of each other’s anger or disappointment is preventing you two from shar- ing your feelings, soon there won’t be much left to discuss. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Close your eyes and breathe through the intense moments of the day. Without visual stimulus you’ll get internally focused. You can breathe out the stress and breathe in all that’s necessary for an optimum state of mind. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You think you know what they’re trying to say, but you ask questions anyway. Conversely, you don’t expect others to readily understand your message, so you pose it a few different ways, making it bulletproof. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). We’re told over and over that life isn’t fair. We see with our own eyes that it’s not. And yet, the belief that life should be fair still permeates our thinking. Those who know this is an unjust life will be ever vigilant in working toward fairness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The outcome you’re worried about is unlikely — that is, unless you keep up the worry, in which case your fixation will trick your mind into assuming you want that scenario, and it will do everything in its power to make it so. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Commercial purpos- es serve the client. Artistic purposes serve the muse. It will benefit your soul and your pocket- book to do a little of each type of service in the days to come. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There is only one person in your life you can truly change, and that’s you. Even that takes a considerable amount of effort. Remember this fact of life and save yourself some trouble. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Stick your neck out and seek opportunity, because even though it’s fallen in your lap before (and will again), the best options will arise from a concerted effort on your part. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). More people getting involved doesn’t necessarily mean more productivity. The work will still only be done by the same people who were doing it before — namely, you and your crew. Seek efficient solutions for a tight team. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). We’re all just trying to get along using what we have to work with. Per- haps it will help you to think of someone whom you once would have called “disabled” as, more aptly, “differently abled.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Metaphorically speaking, instead of short seats or tall seats, consider an adjustable seat. It will cost more, but unlike short and tall seats, which are only totally correct in one scenario, adjustable seats will be continually useful. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When people won’t listen to you, listen to them. They’ll (indirectly and accidentally) tell you where their weaknesses are and what they’re missing. You’ll learn all you need to know to make your next move. FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In text, email and conversations that happen in real time, there are no take-backs. Be thoughtful. Plan it out. Consider where it could go wrong. Imagine multiple responses and refutes. Be ready. This one is important. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 8). This solar return is characterized by your determined attitude. While it’s not possible to do every single thing you want to do, you’ll hit the big three on your list and throw a party each time one gets checked off. Model the behavior you’d like to see in your friends and kin, as they will be following you closer than ever. Aries and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 30, 33, 28 and 4.
