i thought of you when i opened this fortune cookie. yes, you

12 years ago

"SOMETIME ADVICE IS WHAT WE ASK FOR WHEN WE ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER"

Just thinking of everyone here. I think you all have such good advice, and I am sure you already know the answers to your own questions. Be brave, follow your hearts.

-Bee

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Jeane Gallo
12 years ago
Yes, but sometimes it is good to have your answer validated by someone who has already experienced the issue. That is why I love the garden web forums.
bestyears
12 years ago
Or, as the charm I just bought my daughter for her 16th birthday reads, "Listen to your whisper"
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justgotabme
12 years ago
LOL so true Bee.
OrchidOCD
12 years ago
ROFL! So true, all - sometimes just asking the question and reading the responses helps us clarify/crystallize what our subconconscious already knows. Plus, everyone can use a cheering section (or a laugh track, as appropriate!)
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Diane Smith at Walter E. Smithe Furniture
12 years ago
Here's another fortune that is so true for us, bkw!

Your great attention to detail is both a blessing and a curse.
marcolo
12 years ago
What a coincidence! I just opened one that said,

What were you thinking when you bought that lamp??
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Diane Smith at Walter E. Smithe Furniture
12 years ago
lol marcolo!

Your flair for the creative takes an important place in your life.
loribee
12 years ago
Love it...
haley_comet
12 years ago
That's sweet Bee :)
User
12 years ago
My favorite fortune I ever got was probably about 20 years ago. It said:

Redecorating will be in your future

It is still on my board above my desk!
Oakley
12 years ago
The last fortune I got a few months ago said, "Everyone should be nice to you." I read it aloud to my family and of course they cracked up! That wasn't nice. LOL.

I love the one about listening to your whisper. Never heard that before. Great advice.
hhireno
12 years ago
The best, and most accurate, fortune cookie message I ever opened had nothing to do with decorating. It was:

You will step on the soil of many countries

This was just a few months before I quit my job and spent 6 months traveling through Europe & to Japan. I still have that little slip in the wallet I reserve for foreign travel. It brings me a little jolt of joy to re-discover it before every trip.
jterrilynn
12 years ago
I save the fortune cookies for my dogs, last time me and two of the dogs got the same fortune...what does that mean?

Love the listen to your whisper! I'm going to share that with a good friend who is going through some hard times.
beekeeperswife
Original Author
12 years ago
I forgot to mention my really fantastic skill. I can open and read a fortune without opening the plastic wrapper. The waiter is always impressed. I only save the fab ones, like this one.

Here's how you do it. Very skilled technique....

take cookie while in wrapper, smash with fist
fiddle with it
read fortune

ta-dah
marcolo
12 years ago
A while back somebody marketed joke fortune cookies. My favorite, idea for surreptitiously swapping with your dinner companions at a restaurant, went something like:

Your chicken had salmonella and was undercooked.
amj0517
12 years ago
sometimes just asking the question and reading the responses helps us clarify/crystallize what our subconconscious already knows.

Just the other day I posted a question about a rug, but seeing my pictures posted online gave me the answer. I appreciated the feedback, but my whispers were right!

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