WEBVTT - Write your own fortune 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to write your own fortune. You know

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<v Speaker 1>that in general, I like people to think about and

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<v Speaker 1>plan for their future. But this suggestion is a little

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<v Speaker 1>more fun. I want you to actually write a fortune

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<v Speaker 1>like you'd find in a fortune cookie, and let this

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of self created whimsie bring a smile to

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<v Speaker 1>your day. Anyone who's gone to a Chinese restaurant or

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<v Speaker 1>ordered take out knows that one of the highlights is

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<v Speaker 1>the end of meal fortune cookie. I'm not sure anyone

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<v Speaker 1>actually likes the cookies themselves. My thought is always sweet

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<v Speaker 1>cardboard when I eat them. But we all love opening

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<v Speaker 1>the cookies and seeing how we can tie the cryptic

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<v Speaker 1>fortunes to our lives. We imbue these random typed words

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<v Speaker 1>with meaning and like to convince ourselves that they foretell

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<v Speaker 1>how will achieve our goals and see our wishes come true. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>I know plenty of people who, upon finding a fortune

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<v Speaker 1>that seems particularly relevant, tape this auspicious fortune to their

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<v Speaker 1>mirrors or their desks, or tuck it in their wallets.

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<v Speaker 1>These little slips of paper reassure us of good things ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>The universe smiles. But given that I am pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>most of us don't actually believe that the fates carefully

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<v Speaker 1>placed the crumpled paper in our stale cookie, This suggests

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<v Speaker 1>an obvious activity for getting the same reassurance. You can

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<v Speaker 1>write your own fortune, rather than waiting for a cookie

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<v Speaker 1>to offer up what you want. Contemplate what you're hoping

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<v Speaker 1>will be true for you in the future. Maybe you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to land a great new job, live in your

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<v Speaker 1>dream home, have a close knit family, get in shape,

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<v Speaker 1>meet a new love interest. Life is full of possibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>What would make you feel like you hit the jackpot

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<v Speaker 1>even if you never actually use those lucky numbers on

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<v Speaker 1>those little fortune slips? Then write a fortune for telling

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<v Speaker 1>that good thing. You know the writing style a little ambiguity,

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<v Speaker 1>some mystery, a captivating and mesmerizing cadence. For instance, your

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<v Speaker 1>home will be a place of beauty and comfort, or

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<v Speaker 1>at your table food and love abound, or you will

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<v Speaker 1>meet a charming, attractive stranger, or even just your future

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<v Speaker 1>is golden and full of delights. You know the sound.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're looking for inspiration, do an Internet search on

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<v Speaker 1>fortune cookie fortunes, and you'll find loads of examples of

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<v Speaker 1>fortunes from actual cookies. Take these and make them your own,

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<v Speaker 1>type them, print the fortunes, cut them out in little

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<v Speaker 1>slips of paper, and then put them wherever you would

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<v Speaker 1>put a fortune you got at a restaurant. If you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you could even turn this into a group activity. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that part of the fun of a fortune is

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<v Speaker 1>that it seems serendipitous, like the universe is giving you

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<v Speaker 1>a gift of something. So you and your friends or

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<v Speaker 1>family can do this for each other. Talk about what

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<v Speaker 1>you dream about, or maybe you already know that's even better,

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<v Speaker 1>write fortunes for each other that promise this wonderful thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Give them to each other in person if that's an option,

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<v Speaker 1>or by mail if you can't. If you and a

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<v Speaker 1>group of friends have a recurring zoom call, this can

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<v Speaker 1>be a zoom gathering activity. Everyone writes a fortune for

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<v Speaker 1>the others, somewhat like you do a secret Santa gift exchange.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you've got some of the magic of having the

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<v Speaker 1>fortune not come from you directly, even if it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of did. Because your friend knows that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>find your dream house, because you keep telling her that

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<v Speaker 1>let's just not second guess the magic. It's fun to

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<v Speaker 1>have a bit of mystery to cheer us on. So

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<v Speaker 1>as we look ahead to the future, as life hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>begins to return to normal, consider writing your own fortune

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<v Speaker 1>or writing one for a friend as she writes one

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Foretell for yourself the future you hope for,

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<v Speaker 1>and treasure the fortune as that future begins to come

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<v Speaker 1>into view. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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