You see.. the way I see things, life is full of ups and downs, zigs and zags, comedies and tragedies!
Eat dessert first, because you do not know what life is going to through your way next. I used to think that I could control and shape the events of my life in a fashion that I could reasonably count on an expected outcome. right... Well it's been officially and sufficiantly documented...that's an illusion.
Life is way too complicated, with what the kids have to do, what my boss expects me to do, what my wife demands that I do, what society wishes I would do, and what I know I should do. There's just too much do do. ;-} You see there are times that we feel as though life may be spinning out of control, and often times we find ourselves going round and round.
It reminds me of the old Steve Martin movie.. you know the one in the 80's, where he's going through a mid-life crisis of sorts. He quits his job because he didn't get a promotion, his yourger brother (favored by his father) is knee deep in big-time deals that always fail, and his dad is always bailing him out, His sister's teenaged daughter is pregnant with Keanue Reeves son and it's all going to hit the fan, and on top of it all he feels that his dad doesn't seem to appreciate what Steve Martin's character is doing with his family. You know? You know the one I'm talking about.
Well there's a great quote by the grandmother character in that movie. She says something to the effect of "when I was a little girl, I used to love to go to the fair. All my friends loved the merry-go-round, they just loved going round and round; and round and round seeing the same things each time around. While I loved the roller coasters, they would go up and down and side to side making me feel all dizzy and wonderful inside" Well that's the way I feel. Life is full of ups and down and zigs and zags and we never truly KNOW where we're going to be. So I say give up fighting to control the roller coaster and enjoy the ride ... eat dessert first.
In Mexico, there's a saying about bland food, we call it pan sin sal (bread without salt) we really don't care for food without some savor (flavor), we like some spice, some heat, some kick. A little something to make you pucker and say Ahh. As with our food, we feel our lives should also have some of those characteristics. I hope you live each day with a sence of awe and adventure, go out and dance a little salsa with your wife or loved one, feel alive. Enjoy Dessert!
Eat dessert first, because you do not know what life is going to through your way next. I used to think that I could control and shape the events of my life in a fashion that I could reasonably count on an expected outcome. right... Well it's been officially and sufficiantly documented...that's an illusion.
Life is way too complicated, with what the kids have to do, what my boss expects me to do, what my wife demands that I do, what society wishes I would do, and what I know I should do. There's just too much do do. ;-} You see there are times that we feel as though life may be spinning out of control, and often times we find ourselves going round and round.
It reminds me of the old Steve Martin movie.. you know the one in the 80's, where he's going through a mid-life crisis of sorts. He quits his job because he didn't get a promotion, his yourger brother (favored by his father) is knee deep in big-time deals that always fail, and his dad is always bailing him out, His sister's teenaged daughter is pregnant with Keanue Reeves son and it's all going to hit the fan, and on top of it all he feels that his dad doesn't seem to appreciate what Steve Martin's character is doing with his family. You know? You know the one I'm talking about.
Well there's a great quote by the grandmother character in that movie. She says something to the effect of "when I was a little girl, I used to love to go to the fair. All my friends loved the merry-go-round, they just loved going round and round; and round and round seeing the same things each time around. While I loved the roller coasters, they would go up and down and side to side making me feel all dizzy and wonderful inside" Well that's the way I feel. Life is full of ups and down and zigs and zags and we never truly KNOW where we're going to be. So I say give up fighting to control the roller coaster and enjoy the ride ... eat dessert first.
In Mexico, there's a saying about bland food, we call it pan sin sal (bread without salt) we really don't care for food without some savor (flavor), we like some spice, some heat, some kick. A little something to make you pucker and say Ahh. As with our food, we feel our lives should also have some of those characteristics. I hope you live each day with a sence of awe and adventure, go out and dance a little salsa with your wife or loved one, feel alive. Enjoy Dessert!
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