Sunday, July 8, 2007

10 lucky insights into life

There was a lot of talk this weekend about the lucky powers 07-07-07 was to bring. I even heard from a lady this weekend that more than 43,000 people got married on Saturday just for the luck factor.

Of course, I don't know the complete validity of the lady’s statement, or anything about her other than she’s a baby boomer who’s married to a man who loves to read as much as her, and neither of them can throw their books away. However, what I do know is that meeting her on 07-07-07 was a lucky coincidence because she and her husband bought three bookshelves from my friends and me at our moving sale.

Anyway, all this talk of luck and the fact that most of us will only experience an 07-07-07 day once in our lives got me thinking of all the insights into life I was lucky enough to gain this year. So, here they are:

Nessa's 10 lucky insights into life between 07-07-06 and 07-07-07

  1. The hardest thing in moving on is letting go of any guilt, hurt, anger, love, hope or expectations that hold us back either professionally or personally.


  2. Mending a broken heart is easier the second time around - especially when there are friends and family helping you put it back together.


  3. Rumors may spread like wild fire - but they can only destroy your dignity if you let them.


  4. Discontentment is a warning sign that there's a sharp curve ahead in the "Journey of Life" Road, and ...


  5. ... having the courage to steer into the curve keeps us from getting stuck in a rut.


  6. True friends are those who care to point out your dysfunctional behavior.


  7. There's something to be said for only dating men who have real beds.


  8. Doubt is a weed that can strangle us if not plucked early.


  9. Death and existence are evident, living isn't.


  10. Finding home means finding yourself.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

#7 all the way~~~

Happiness!!!!

Anonymous said...

I'm learning #10. I'm 36, you think I'd have learned it by now, but I'm to be finally on the way...

Anonymous said...

I like your "10 lucky insights into life

#8 Shakespeare talked about this but you "cut to the chase" with your lucky insights. He said "Our doubts are traitors unto ourselves, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt things."

#2 A bit of wisdom we gain in life is to not dignify a pernicious rumor, except to once speak our truth plainly and clearly, then let it go.

#4 You have courage girl.

#7 Aha, some existentialism in there! Was it Thoreau or Emerson who said "most men live lives of quiet desperation." Oh! that struggle for meaning and significance. Keep at it Vanessa, your examined life would have made Socrates proud.