Life is Like a Box of Chocolates!

For the first post in my new blog, I wanted to reflect on a quote that always seems to come to mind.  Years ago when the movie "Forrest Gump" came out, I will never forget the line in the movie when he said "life is like a box of chocolates, you just never know whatcha gonna get"!  I remember the line for two reasons.  First, I love chocolate, dark chocolate specifically.  Second, I've come to realize that the statment is so true to life!  Think about it, when you open up a box of chocolates, as much as you think you are going to pick a piece of chocolate that has a particular flavor, texture, smell etc, you just never know if in fact, it is what you will end up with.  Isn't that the same with life?   As a hard core organizer, planner of all things humanly possible, I usually have a plan A, B, C and D (just in case the first three don't work out), but at the end of the day, you just can't predict what will come your way in each day.  Some days you can be disappointed and on other days, you can be pleasantly surprised and overjoyed!  It's the ying and yang of life.  So, what is one to do?  LIVE!  Live each day to it's fullest, take each moment for what it's worth, learn from each experience and remember to take a breath along the way to notice life and it's surroundings in all of it's glorious ways!  And if all else fails, well my friends, open up that box of chocolates, eat a few pieces and try, try, try again!