Random Optimism

Who likes fortune cookies? I do. Though I don't quite believe in that, they are fun. Who wants an idea for a homemade fortune cookie like experience? Yes, experience. Isn't everything an experience? If you said yes, today's your lucky day. I just so happened to think up such an experience. Haha.

So, you're flipping through magazines, the newspaper... wait a minute, hold up, does anyone even do that anymore besides me? If not, perhaps you should stop reading right here. Oops, forgot the world is so technologically advanced and well I'm an 80 year old living in a 29 year old's body. Well, I suppose you could do this the same by printing from something you find on your high tech gadgets. Anyways... your flipping through your magazines or "flipping through" your ipad thing... you come across a saying, a quote, a message, a picture that pulls you in. You read it, you like it, perhaps you're even inspired by it. Or again, is this just me who this happens to? Hopefully someone else reading this encounters this too, or well I guess I'm just writing as a reminder to myself today. Gosh, I keep going off on a tangent here. Back to my story. I started cutting those little things out (this is where you high tech people would press the print button). What I was doing with them was gluing them (does anyone here even use glue anymore??) to a paper to keep with other stuff in my binder (wow you're really starting to see how anti-technology I am here... though I am typing on a laptop instead of hand writing in a journal so go me! haha).

Ok I need to get to the point. The other day I was cutting these things out and placing them in a ziplock bag until I would later glue them to the paper in my binder. But then I thought I never really look at that paper in my binder so what's the point of that. And then I went to go eat a fortune cookie. And the thought hit me! Homemade fortune cookie-like experience. Haha. Instead of gluing them onto a paper I rarely look at, I could keep them in this bag. And then when I want a "fortune" or I should say a random boost of optimism because well I don't cut anything out that is negative of course- then I can pull one out of the bag like drawing a name out of a hat. I read it, I'm inspired, my day is now better... or so that's the hope behind it. And then, after doing that I can either glue it to that paper, or tape it somewhere I can see, or I can secretly hide it for someone else to inspire them... like in a drawer or a pocket or something. Random act of kindness, kinda-sorta.

Now since I blabbed away, I'll quickly summarize. When you see a quote or such that inspires you, cut it out or print it. Toss it in a bag or envelope. When you are down, when you need a lift, or when you desire a fortune cookie but there are none in sight- reach in and grab one. Now, feel happiness. Tape or glue this somewhere or hide it for someone else. Carry on with your day. Let's do one right now for the fun of it- this is for all of you- drum roll.... and it says "Everything is going to work out!" Well, yay for you! Now there is no need for you to worry about anything because my fortune cookie like experience says so!