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Dear Ones – A friend of this page sent this photo yesterday, and I love it…….

Jul 29, 2014

Dear Ones –

A friend of this page sent this photo yesterday, and I love it….

Reminds me of the story of the two strangers who move to the same small town on the same day. One of them goes to the post office on his first afternoon in the community and says to the postmaster, "The people in this town are so rude and awful! I think I'm going to hate it here."

The postmaster nods and agrees, saying, "You're absolutely right about that, sir."

A few minutes later, the second newcomer walks into the post office and says to the postmaster, "The people in this town are so warm and generous! I think I'm going to love it here."

The postmaster nods and says, "You're absolutely right about that, sir."

After both the newcomers walk out, a bystander says, "How can you agree with both of them?"

The postmaster says, "Because they're both absolutely right. And one of them will indeed be miserable in this town, while the other will be happy."

Welcome to life!

🙂

LG

via Elizabeth Gilbert’s Facebook Wall

…and who is responsible for the person you shall someday become? I have a sh…

Jul 28, 2014

…and who is responsible for the person you shall someday become?

I have a short message today, Dear Ones, based on some interactions I've witnessed in my world of late.

Here's the thought:

You got dealt the family you got dealt. The family you were born into (or adopted into, or raised by) was an act of destiny, and cannot be altered now. We all got dealt the families we got dealt — complete with all their assorted dysfunctions, talents, pathologies, and possibilities. None of us can ever change the people we sprang from. But at some point, it will be entirely up to you, the sort of person you become.

At what point did you realize this truth, about your own life and who's ultimately responsible for it?

Or — alternatively — at what point do you plan to finally realize this truth about your life, and take charge of it at last?

Just wonderin'….

🙂

ONWARD,
LG

via Elizabeth Gilbert’s Facebook Wall