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*Vio sighs closing his book softly, before looking at the anon*
"There are a few problems that would have to be overcome before we could seriously consider it. The biggest one is that Shadow doesn't really understand the concept of marriage. He's heard the word, and seen married couples, albeit hetero married couples, but aside from them having rings he doesn't understand what makes a marriage different from what we already have. @PyromaniaRed is ready to explain it to him if he ever asks, since knowing Shadow, if he does grow more curious about possible marriage, he'll ask Red to explain it to him. Which brings us to our next problem, proposing, knowing Shadow he'd want to make a big deal of it once he realizes how important it is. I'd rather just elope, less hassle that way. Regardless on how we decided to go about it, acting under the presumption that one day we would indeed marry, there's no one who would officiate such a ceremony for us. Shadow is still widely distrusted, and although the general populace acknowledges Shadow is a separate entity from us Colors, most would be uncomfortable officiating a ceremony between two people they see as almost the same person. Honestly, I'd probably have to ask Zelda if she would officiate if that day ever came. She might not be ordained in the traditional sense, but she is Hyrule's monarch, she can perform almost any ceremony in an official capacity."
*He turns back to his book, opening it up to the bookmark*
"Hope that answered your question."

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-Mystery by Robert Greene (There are proven steps you can take to achieve mastery in a discipline. Don’t accept the notion that you were either born with talent or you were. Analyze the path of greatness and you too can become great.)

-The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
(Ryan is one of my favorite authors, and this is one of his best works. In this book, Ryan shares a modern take on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. It will help you overcome any situation in life with endurance and resilience)

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-The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
(What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This book gives you the tools you can use to maximize your potential)

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-Deep Work by Cal Newport
(Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task)

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-The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

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(This classic is still a must read. As much as I love books like Think and Grow Rich, How to Win Friends and Influence People, and all of the other classics, I think this has the most practical applications today. Don’t get me wrong , those other most definitely do as well, but I’d start here)

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I was/am too, not so much anymore that I'm doing something about it but I still have the occasional soft drink here and there but it hasn't affected my weight so far now I'm only drinking one every few days. But eat healthier/exercise and drink a lot of water, you don't have to cut everything out but do it slowly if you do. That is if you want to do something about it but I'm sure you are also beautiful the way you are now, look in the mirror and tell yourself you are beautiful no matter what the size. Your weight is not who you are and it's not all you are. If you want try to get motivated to exercise or drink water at least once a day however that may be, for me I just do it I don't think about it or I look in the mirror and see how well I'm doing and that kinda motivates me to get back to the weight I was when I was 18 which is slowly but surely working. It is difficult to get into the right mindset and I know there are days you just want to lay around and read a book or something after a stressful day, it's more what you put into your body then exercise but it is a part of it. Whatever you decide to do remember your body isn't all you are and you are beautiful exactly the way you are

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@JoyouslyJoanna, @GlindaBells this also answers similar questions you two asked 😊

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Christmas has always sorta been the same for me. As far as I know we haven't changed traditions really ever Haha 🎅

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But I always looked forward to watching a certain Disney Christmas special featuring Christmas cards from different characters which tell of their various adventures, through clips from movies like The Jungle Book, Robin Hood etc. It's something many Swedish familes has as a tradition. Since it's aired on national TV at 3 pm, that's when we begin our celebrations, by watching it. When we watch said special we also drink mulled wine 📺🇸🇪

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Soon followed is dinner, which features various traditional Swedish Christmas foods! I'll post a picture below but examples include meatballs, sausages, herring with various sauces, casserole, ham etc. 🐟🥔

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After dinner we open presents, which of course was the biggest highlight growing up. For dessert afterwards, we have something called ris à la malta, which is sort of like a sweetened porridge 🎁

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We end the day by playing a certain Christmas gift game where you take turns rolling dice. If you get a 1 or a 6 during the first round of rolls, you take a cheap gift from a pile. Once all gifts are taken, a timer is set for like 10 min or so and the second round begins. Then if you roll a 1 or a 6 you get to take a gift from someone else. The round ends when the timer rings and the presents you then have collected you get to keep. During both rounds, if you roll a 6 you get to roll again 🎲

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