Comments on: A Little Zen for the Day http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/08/31/a-little-zen-for-the-day/ Fri, 18 May 2012 09:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Paul http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/08/31/a-little-zen-for-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Paul Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:52:00 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=147#comment-190 I wish I could say it didn't hit me just now when I read that, but I'm a big fan of fortune cookies - since I came to Las Vegas in 1997 (10 years, w00t!) I've saved <i>every single fortune I've found inside a fortune cookie from every Chinese joint I've had a meal at</i>. That includes little single spot Chinese restaurants and my fave place here in Vegas, Panda Express. Some higher power have mercy on me 'cause I can't resist the Orange Chicken. :)<br/><br/>And the truly unusual, odd, weird, quirky - you pick any word you want - thing about them is that more often than not when I get one they're pretty much spot on in that moment, as the one you just shared from your friend was (not that it's a "fortune" from a cookie but, even so).<br/><br/>My first published story is called "When Opportunity Knocks," and a few days ago my Wife and I had lunch at Panda Express (no surprise there). I had just re-read that first story about a week ago and noticed just how many errors I'd made in terms of grammar, verb tense, etc.<br/><br/>Lo and behold, the fortune in my cookie during that lunch was:<br/><br/>"Opportunity knocks on your door every day. Answer it."<br/><br/>Neat stuff, huh? :)<br/><br/>Have fun, always...<br/>Paul I wish I could say it didn’t hit me just now when I read that, but I’m a big fan of fortune cookies - since I came to Las Vegas in 1997 (10 years, w00t!) I’ve saved every single fortune I’ve found inside a fortune cookie from every Chinese joint I’ve had a meal at. That includes little single spot Chinese restaurants and my fave place here in Vegas, Panda Express. Some higher power have mercy on me ’cause I can’t resist the Orange Chicken. :)

And the truly unusual, odd, weird, quirky - you pick any word you want - thing about them is that more often than not when I get one they’re pretty much spot on in that moment, as the one you just shared from your friend was (not that it’s a “fortune” from a cookie but, even so).

My first published story is called “When Opportunity Knocks,” and a few days ago my Wife and I had lunch at Panda Express (no surprise there). I had just re-read that first story about a week ago and noticed just how many errors I’d made in terms of grammar, verb tense, etc.

Lo and behold, the fortune in my cookie during that lunch was:

“Opportunity knocks on your door every day. Answer it.”

Neat stuff, huh? :)

Have fun, always…
Paul

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