Reprinted without permission from the Costco Connection mag that came in the mail, also found online. All propz to them and Wally Amos, penner of this fine slice… of watermelon!
Watermelon is the answer
OF COURSE, I am known for cookies. However, I am also known for watermelon. In 1996 I wrote the book Watermelon Magic; Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life. In 2002 I wrote my Watermelon Credo that has become the structure for many of my talks. It has been a guide that has helped others and me through rough times. I share it with you in the hope it will help you through these rough times.
- W-Whatever you believe creates your reality. Believe that life is a positive experience and it will be.
- A-Attitude is the magic word. Your greatest asset is your attitude. Be positive regardless.
- T-Together everyone achieves more. There are no limits to what we can accomplish together. I am more than I am but less than we are.
- E-Enthusiasm is the wellspring of life. There is no limit to what can be accomplished with enough enthusiasm.
- R-Respect yourself, as well as others. When you begin to respect yourself, your whole world changes.
- M-Make commitments, not excuses. There is overwhelming power in the words "Yes I will!"
- E-Everyday can be a fun day. Fun is the lubricant that keeps life moving forward. Laugh a lot.
- L-Love is the answer. Whatever the question, Love is the answer. It's the greatest force in the Universe.
- O-One day at a time. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. All of life happens in increments of one.
- N-Never give up or become a victim. You are guaranteed to lose if you give up. Winston Churchill was right, "Never, never, never give up." It works if you work it.
Watermelon is FUN, inspirational and a great reminder of us to always live life from our highest self. Do not allow yourself to be overwhelmed by events. Let watermelon remind you that you are larger than events. You have the power to create and change events by what you believe.
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Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle Received from a Friend Called Felicity
During that summer
When unicorns were still possible;
When the purpose of knees
Was to be skinned;
When shiny horse chestnuts
(Hollowed out
Fitted with straws
Crammed with tobacco
Stolen from butts
In family ashtrays)
Were puffed in green lizard silence
While straddling thick branches
Far above and away
From the softening effects
Of civilization;
During that summer–
Which may never have been at all;
But which has become more real
Than the one that was–
Watermelons ruled.
Thick imperial slices
Melting frigidly on sun-parched tongues
Dribbling from chins;
Leaving the best part,
The black bullet seeds,
To be spit out in rapid fire
Against the wall
Against the wind
Against each other;
And when the ammunition was spent,
There was always another bite:
It was a summer of limitless bites,
Of hungers quickly felt
And quickly forgotten
With the next careless gorging.
The bites are fewer now.
Each one is savored lingeringly,
Swallowed reluctantly.
But in a jar put up by Felicity,
The summer which maybe never was
Has been captured and preserved.
And when we unscrew the lid
And slice off a piece
And let it linger on our tongue:
Unicorns become possible again.
John Tobias
You might want a bag to remind you of the above!
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