Since that first bite I have been wondering, what would it be like to live your life "strawberry?" Growing up, I was always chocolate; dependable, reliable, level headed. My Brother, he was vanilla. He knew how to pour on the sugar and get what he wanted out of any situation, always coming out clean as a whistle, guilt-free as a "Skinny Cow," but never really having any substance.
Living life strawberry would never get old. It would be like never having any worries. Like taking life by the horns and riding it as long and hard as you could, then landing softly on large thick cushions. It would be perpetual happiness, like living in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, or with Santa Claus at the North Pole, or flying along in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke. It would be having or doing whatever it takes, to always have a smile on your face; or maybe, it would just be living with eyes closed.
She is definitely a strawberry... fresh and ripe and simple goodness. You are definitely chocolate... comforting, reliable, satisfying, fulfilling and a great treat! Great post!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic post! I never thought about how I live my life in that kinda way. Thinking back I suppose you could say I've lived a Neapolitan kind of life... a little bit of everything at one point or another. I have a friend who has always lived life strawberry "taking life by the horns and riding it as long and hard as you could, then landing softly on large thick cushions." She is a most amazing person who brings joy to all those around her :) I can only hope to have more Strawberry days in store for my future.
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