As long as the game is going to continue, here's one i did on the backside of the museum website called SunCitiesToday: Imagine finding solace or serenity in a retail store? Live Well, Love Often Have you ever come across a fortune cookie in a Chinese restaurant that was so compelling you folded it up and put in your wallet or purse? Nope, this one wasn’t from a fortune cookie, but the other day while killing time in the local Tuesday Morning store i came across this wall hanging. Maybe because i’m such a simple guy, this one struck me…it was like i found the answer to all of life’s trials and tribulations. How much better can you boil down a summary of the solution to the complexities of life than to these four words? Some have to climb to the top of the Himalaya’s to find the meaning of life while others take an eternity contemplating their naval to find any inner peace. Don’t get me wrong, i understand this whole serenity thing goes way deeper, but the essence of a life well lived starts with the basics of happiness within. I have found the simpler we keep it, the search for peace of mind is a shorter journey. Throw in the ability to live well (translated into getting up each day and doing things we enjoy), is a great start. Add in a mixture of pure unadulterated love (defined a million different ways for a million different people) and it becomes pretty darn easy to accept life on life’s terms. Frankly, i think that is why and how Sun City has not only survived but flourished for the past 50 years. People came here, found they could live well and love often. They did what they wanted and they loved what they were doing or who they were doing it with. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Sorry if i have made this too darn easy to be happy, but it is how i function best. Kiss. A teachable Sunday mornings lesson from a sign hanging in a Tuesday Morning store…oh the ironies of life.
In a rather down period of my life, I kept all of the messages from my fortune cookies. In fact, I became paranoid that things would get worse if I threw them away. Luckily I survived, got better and now find deep joy in my being. Bill, you are right. Simplicity in life is better than the chaos in trying to do too many things.
Going through life angry serves no one, especially the one hanging on to resentments. Another lesson from my AA days: "Let go and let God." Though i must admit mine was more about a higher power than someone's choice of a God. I got tired of which one was the real one.
