For the most part, all of these things are positive and provide some sort of direction. They often present me with a new way to look at myself, a new area to improve, something that makes me special (please don't add Ed. to that).
I often feel like I am in the wrong time or space (like I was meant to be an archer with an incredible knowledge of the flora and fauna in some magical woodland living in a cottage with my husband and children with a pet goat and a dog too, of course), and these little signs send the message that I am exactly where I belong (in the ridiculously hot San Fernando Valley with my husband-no kids, no dogs, and no goats quite yet- in a small but sweet and cozy apartment with close to zero skills in archery and ever growing supply of arts and crafts). Ultimately I try to see the positive, though admittedly this can be difficult (come on, I have close to zero skills in archery and I will probably never own a goat). The fortune cookie that I got while I was at Chi's was a particularly happy and uplifting message. Of course, now that I am desperately searching for the fortune it is missing in action. That is fine (I choose to not see that as a negative message).
Since I could not find the one that I was searching for, I decided to go through all of the one's that Matt and I have collected over the past couple years. I can remember some specifically and find some amusing. I know that Matt got this one- You have a good head for matters of money- and I got this one-The project you have in mind will soon gain momentum. If you only you knew how out of place that money one would have been for me and how absolutely perfect it was for my hubby. I kept the project one in the underside of my cellphone case for over a year, and rediscovered it this week. I immediately wanted to start a new project.
I wonder how often people feel this same sensation. Like the universe is actually sharing something with you. Presenting us with a bit of guidance, like a compass. Divination offered in the form of a cookie was a pretty brilliant idea. Whether or not you dedicate any thought to a fortune cookie, I hope that everyone enjoys these little trifles. Here are a few that are more universal (actually not from cookies but from tea tabs).
Your life is based on the capacity of energy in you, not outside of you.
You will feel fulfilled when you do the impossible for someone else.
True understanding is found through compassion.
We are here to love each other, serve each other and uplift each other.
Strength does not lie in what you have.It lies in what you can give.
When the ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful.
Just some food for thought :) Hopefully you smiled a little bit.
