I like to walk through life with old friends and old shoes.





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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The Answer to Happiness


Yesterday, as I was getting ready to leave with my husband for a nice relaxing wedding anniversary dinner, I reached in the pocket of my jacket and found a little folded up piece of paper. My jacket is second-hand, and when I saw it, I knew I had to have it. First of all it was my favorite color, green, and it was corduroy. It is very cozy, and perfect for these brisk fall days. When I looked at the piece of paper, I recognized it immediately as being a fortune from a fortune cookie. Fortune cookies . . .yum. Anyway . . . the curious person that I am had to unfold it and see what my second-hand fortune said. I had to be very careful when I opened it, as it had been through the wash and was pretty fragile. I was not successful in keeping it in tack, but when I put the pieces together on my table I could read it clearly. "Patience is the answer to happiness."

I thought this fortune was perfect. Although, my anniversary isn't until Friday, I was celebrating my marriage to my husband now, and patience is extremely important in a relationship. And my own personal happiness is almost always based on the status of my relationship with John Boy. (Yes, I call my husband John Boy and so does everyone else) I can't say that I always have patience, but I know that it's important. They also say, "Patience is a virtue." I believe that.

"Patience is the answer to happiness". It's very good advice and a good fortune. I wonder if the person who got it before me thought so too.
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