The Six Word Memoir
In his post Plan for tomorrow, live for today, Derek Semmler tagged me with this interesting game, and here are the rules:
- Write your own six word memoir.
- Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
- Link to the person who tagged you in your post.
- Tag at least five more blogs.
- Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.
So I thought for a bit, what is my six word memoir? What is the mantra that I live my life by? The answer is I can’t choose just one! Derek, I don’t know if this is allowed but I want several six word memoirs! As when I am faced with several good choices when shopping, I want it all. And so it is with my six word memoir, I can’t just choose one and so here goes:
I don’t take myself too seriously: No one else seems to J! Seriously, though I think there is a lot of merit in not taking yourself too seriously, that way you retain a sense of humor in most situations and don’t allow problems to get to you so much. It’s rather like my fave track by the Eagles, Take it Easy, Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy”
Life is Short, Don’t hate anyone: There are so many wonderful things to do in the world, so many wonderful people, so many beautiful places to go to in the limited time that we have on this earth. Why waste any of that time hating anyone? Hate is a corrosive and destructive emotion, indifference is less so, but it is more insulting to the opposite person J.
The best is yet to come: I am the eternal optimist; I genuinely believe that life is only going to get better. People are going to wisen up and stop living wasteful and polluting lifestyles; global warming and climate changes will reverse. There will be peace and prosperity all over the world; war will cease. I will be rich and famous! Hmmm if you think that sounds a bit like la la land, well that’s just me! I like to view the world thru rose colored spectacles! There is enough despair and hopelessness in the world without me adding to it.
And this is my picture, one of spring because Spring is all about new beginnings, rejuvenation!
And this is the final part, where I tag five more people to play this game. They are:
Nicole, I actually love the fact that you went with a few different memoirs - and I think you nailed it with all of them.
Maintaining a sense of humor can really get you through some difficult times; and will often help you see that things aren’t really as bad as you might think at the moment.
Have you ever noticed how much effort it is to hate someone or something? It can consume your life, which is much better spent thinking about and doing things you enjoy.
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Nicole Price reply on May 15, 2008 2:57 pm:
Thanks for the appreciation Derek.
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