Themed Lives Project

January 1st, 2008  |  Published in Featured  |  1 Comment

Life is like a box of chocolates…

Life is a mystery. We’re all like Forrest Gump sitting on that park bench eating chocolates - wondering what we’ll find inside each new bite. That “not knowing” is what gets us out of bed in the morning - ready to face a brand new day. If we were cats - we’d all be dead.

Peter Pan thought life was “A Daring Adventure”, come to think of it so did Helen Keller, Theodore Roosevelt, Mother Theresa, Mabel Collins, Katharine Hepburn - and I’d dare say many, many others. As much as life is an Adventure - it’s also an Experiment.

And the interesting thing about Experiments is that they fail more often then they succeed.

I spent most of last year trying to “Reinvent Myself”. I wanted to become a better person. More Successful, Smarter, Thinner, More Witty, More Interesting, Kinder, More Thoughtful, Happier…And in many of those areas - I succeeded. But overall - I failed to reach 100% of my goal. This year - I wanted to try something new.

I haven’t worked it all out yet - right now it’s just an idea - but I think it’s inspired. And I’m looking forward to sharing it with you.

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  1. imelda says:

    January 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 pm (#)

    Good luck to you Erica!

    Happy New Year!

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