Remember how close Ariel came to kissing her lover boy in the boat before the eels tipped it? Or how close Chance, Shadow, and Sassy were to home before almost-disaster struck?
That’s how close I was to writing a blog entitled something like, “The Appeal,” which would have included such helpful, well…appeals to mankind such as “Please don’t walk by that piece of paper on the ground without picking it up. Create times each day to live how mankind did for most of the world’s existence: no Internet, TV, or air conditioning. Value the person’s time trying to turn out of the parking lot more than your own. It was going to end with a witty call-to-action like, “Please. Create. Value.”
But then I realized that—here comes the analogy—reflections in the water, while they do have my blurry face in them, actually show more of what is around me than, well…me.
Therefore, instead of telling, I’m asking.
Would you please share one story from your life? Just one good thing that’s happened to you recently. Something that took place, but needs to remembered before it's shoved back with the To-Dos of life. Something that will make me, and other reader's go, "Wow, I'm glad that happened to that person."
Recently accepted to grad school? Promoted at work? Birth of a grandson? Double coupon Sunday? Rerun of Get Smart on TV Land? Went to bed on sheets just taken out of the dryer?
I’ll start us off with mine below (see first comment). If you don’t want to comment, feel free to hit up [email protected].
It will help me focus less on myself by celebrating your stories with you. (I recognize the ironic selfishness in that sentence.)
In advance, "Thanks."
