I had hoped for a blue piece, but got yellow instead.
Thinking about expectations, probabilities and happiness;
I bit down on the yellow square only to spit it out moments later.
I really had wanted the blue one.
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I had hoped for a blue piece, but got yellow instead.
Thinking about expectations, probabilities and happiness;
I bit down on the yellow square only to spit it out moments later.
I really had wanted the blue one.
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you.
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YAY! Chicklets. Totally remember experiencing this. Big 🙂
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Well, you know sometimes my mind wanders and I start to get philosophical and in my Mr. Magoo way I’m driving down the road thinking about life and opportunities and expectations and then I realize, it really was just about the gum.
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Lol
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Eyeing the red ones myself 😀
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And would you be happy with the green instead?
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Nope!! It makes me think of lime juice 😊😊
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would life be easier (and much happier?) if only we go for things which are easier to get hold off? a red or a yellow chicklet.
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I actually wrote several different versions for this photo. In some, getting the color that was not desired was ok. Because in life we must make the most of what we have. And I do believe that being thankful and grateful for what we have instead of pining for whatever is out of reach can bring happiness. The opposing thought is that “settling” in life, is rather defeatist and rising to the challenges, fighting for what we believe to be right or true or just or even desirable is always the right thing to do. So the true test must be knowing when to submit and when to defy.
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This indeed is wisdom
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absolutely, i subscribe to your view, keeping a perspective, finding a balance – ying & yang, in my opinion, is essential to a happy, interesting and contented life.
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Ahhh…..a blast from the past.
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Your favorite color too? Such a yummy photo!
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I would have settled for the white which are minty, but not the yellow.
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I believe that what you wrote is a metaphor of life. You’re just unraveling your wisdom that wasn’t free for some reason. You have a new beginning dear S.! 🙂
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Great posting! 🙂
Reminds me of a recent posting of mine, where I state:
“Life does not always give you exactly what you ask of it. Life is not a gumball machine, hungry for quarters.”
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Yes, it is exactly like that! I’ll go and look at your post…
But of course, as I mentioned in another comment, after all that thinking and speculating (and later writing) I was humbled to think that I really truly didn’t like the way the yellow piece tasted. So for all of my grand ideas, I’m reminded that sometimes the simplest conclusion is the most accurate.
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Yes, simple things… even before conclusions and preferences! 🙂
Whenever I get a bit fussy about foods and food tastes… I quickly remind myself about (and reflect on) my wife’s condition. She can’t even eat any longer. She (because of a serious neck operation with complications) is on gastrostomy tube feedings permanently.
We don’t realize how incredibly lucky some of us are!
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I’m sorry to hear about your wife. We are indeed so lucky and take so many things for granted.
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bummer
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the other week
coveting jellybeans
inserting
turning
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waiting
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no sound
no candy
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Nice.
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I love the simplicity of this!
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Thank you.
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I hate the yellow ones, too.
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🙂
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