Today,
I received two intriguing spams. I’m not
talking about ready-to-eat meats, but ready-to-read emails. It seems I get
several servings of spam daily, and I’d like to change my diet. Assuming you’d like to change yours as well, I
offer myself as your handy-dandy spam filter for the two that caught my
attention today.
1. Live for today
“Life
is short. Have an affair.” This email came complete with an alluring
photo. The message only makes sense to me if
my moral compass has gone south or I haven’t developed a meaningful
relationship with my wife. Here is my filtered version:
Life
is short. Express your love to your spouse today with words, a note, or a bowl
of ice cream. Reverse your buts; for example, rather than, “I love you, but
picking your nose is annoying,” think positively (and lovingly): ”Picking your
nose is annoying, but I love you.” Deepen
the relationship; that gives life more meaning.
2. Live for yourself
“Do something for yourself today.” This one sounds perfectly okay. And it is! Yesterday, I dined at In-and-Out Burger®, and
I did it just for me. Hurrah for me! I think there’s nothing wrong with doing
something for myself as long as that is not my entire focus. As your new spam filter, I’d like
to give this idea another dimension. Here is my filtered version:
The “Reverse your
buts” idea was stolen from a talk I heard by John Bytheway.
Life doesn't get much better than "double-double, animal style."
ReplyDeleteSo true. Those animal-style fries are so tempting at In-and-Out Burger. :-)
ReplyDeleteEmailed to me to post: "If half the people in the world would give some thought to what Dave has to say, the world would be a better place--and perhaps a good share of the remaining half would sooner or later at least pay attention." -- Dee McKinney
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