1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to write your own fortune. You know 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: that in general, I like people to think about and 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: plan for their future. But this suggestion is a little 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: more fun. I want you to actually write a fortune 7 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: like you'd find in a fortune cookie, and let this 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: little bit of self created whimsie bring a smile to 9 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: your day. Anyone who's gone to a Chinese restaurant or 10 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: ordered take out knows that one of the highlights is 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: the end of meal fortune cookie. I'm not sure anyone 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: actually likes the cookies themselves. My thought is always sweet 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: cardboard when I eat them. But we all love opening 14 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: the cookies and seeing how we can tie the cryptic 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: fortunes to our lives. We imbue these random typed words 16 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: with meaning and like to convince ourselves that they foretell 17 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: how will achieve our goals and see our wishes come true. Indeed, 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: I know plenty of people who, upon finding a fortune 19 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: that seems particularly relevant, tape this auspicious fortune to their 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: mirrors or their desks, or tuck it in their wallets. 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: These little slips of paper reassure us of good things ahead. 22 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:32,559 Speaker 1: The universe smiles. But given that I am pretty sure 23 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: most of us don't actually believe that the fates carefully 24 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: placed the crumpled paper in our stale cookie, This suggests 25 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: an obvious activity for getting the same reassurance. You can 26 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: write your own fortune, rather than waiting for a cookie 27 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: to offer up what you want. Contemplate what you're hoping 28 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: will be true for you in the future. Maybe you'd 29 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: like to land a great new job, live in your 30 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: dream home, have a close knit family, get in shape, 31 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: meet a new love interest. Life is full of possibilities. 32 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: What would make you feel like you hit the jackpot 33 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: even if you never actually use those lucky numbers on 34 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: those little fortune slips? Then write a fortune for telling 35 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: that good thing. You know the writing style a little ambiguity, 36 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: some mystery, a captivating and mesmerizing cadence. For instance, your 37 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: home will be a place of beauty and comfort, or 38 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: at your table food and love abound, or you will 39 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: meet a charming, attractive stranger, or even just your future 40 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: is golden and full of delights. You know the sound. 41 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: If you're looking for inspiration, do an Internet search on 42 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: fortune cookie fortunes, and you'll find loads of examples of 43 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: fortunes from actual cookies. Take these and make them your own, 44 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: type them, print the fortunes, cut them out in little 45 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: slips of paper, and then put them wherever you would 46 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: put a fortune you got at a restaurant. If you want, 47 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: you could even turn this into a group activity. I 48 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: know that part of the fun of a fortune is 49 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: that it seems serendipitous, like the universe is giving you 50 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: a gift of something. So you and your friends or 51 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: family can do this for each other. Talk about what 52 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: you dream about, or maybe you already know that's even better, 53 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: write fortunes for each other that promise this wonderful thing. 54 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: Give them to each other in person if that's an option, 55 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: or by mail if you can't. If you and a 56 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: group of friends have a recurring zoom call, this can 57 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: be a zoom gathering activity. Everyone writes a fortune for 58 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: the others, somewhat like you do a secret Santa gift exchange. 59 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: Then you've got some of the magic of having the 60 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: fortune not come from you directly, even if it kind 61 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: of did. Because your friend knows that you want to 62 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: find your dream house, because you keep telling her that 63 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: let's just not second guess the magic. It's fun to 64 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: have a bit of mystery to cheer us on. So 65 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: as we look ahead to the future, as life hopefully 66 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: begins to return to normal, consider writing your own fortune 67 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: or writing one for a friend as she writes one 68 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: for you. Foretell for yourself the future you hope for, 69 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: and treasure the fortune as that future begins to come 70 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: into view. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 71 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 72 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 73 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 74 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod. 75 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: That's b the number four, then Breakfast p o D. 76 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: You can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast 77 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: podcast at i heeart media dot com that Before Breakfast 78 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: is spelled out with all the letters. Thanks so much, 79 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: I look forward to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is 80 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: a production of I Heart Radio. 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