Words to Live By

While diving into my chocolates from Christmas, yes Christmas, I am reminded why I love Dove chocolate so much. When you unwrap the little square of deliciousness you have a saying or words that obviously someone out there thinks you should live by. Or at least those words should pick up your mood on a bad day, which is why your eating chocolate in the first place. At least that's the case for me. I've turned into one of those people who eats dinner and then just has to have something sweet afterwards. I hate is because you can never have just one cookie, one donut, one scoop, or one piece. You always want more.

Anyways, back to my chocolates. The bowl had been starring at me for a month and a half now, begging for me to eat them. I love Dove chocolate probably because my mom does and she was the one who stuffed my stocking, even though my husband tried to take the credit. But, I dont like dark chocolate, so I put it in a pretty antique glass thing for other people to enjoy and hopefully eat it right off my hands. I like carmel chocolate or milk chocolate. Actually, I don't love chocolate that much at all, what I really like is candy. Sour straws and Nerd ropes to be exact. But when you can get what you want, you try to enjoy what you have. Now that is a sentence to live by, a life lesson I would say.

My first chocolate I open says 'Indulge in dark.' Well, okay. Ive never indulged in dark before, only dark chocolate. This wrapper wasnt very satisfying, mainly because it didn't specifically say what kind of dark I should indulge myself in. Dark clothes, dark hair, dark alleys, dark men? The wrapper wasn't the sign from God that I was looking for. Yes, I do think God speaks to me in a variety of unique ways. Chocolate wrappers ranking at the top of the list. So in true Courtney fashion I go for another because somewhere in this bowl there will be one that will mean something to me, even if I have to open every damn one of them!

Chocolate square number 2. Dark chocolate is good for you, right? It says, 'Its OK to be fabulous and flawed.' Well that sounds more like it. I am fabulous and I guess flawed, in some ways. As far as my husband is concerned I'm perfect in every way. But I still wasn't satisfied. I either wasn't satisfied because I really wanted a donut or slice of cake or pie or I was still looking for the wrapper to say something important. REAL important. That I could relate to on a deeper level.

Chocolate number 3 hit the spot. With my belly and with my heart. It actually brought a tear to my eye. I struggle everyday to find out what exactly I am supposed to be doing with my life. And this little silver wrapper gave me the answer. 'You are exactly where you are suppose to be.' Well, shit! Thank you. That helps. I believe in a lot a things and don't believe in a lot of things, especially when it comes to religion. I question everything. But I know there is a God but not a jealous, vengeful one but one who loves us always. And who also will give us a sign when we need it.

I was so satisfied with the last wrapper I thought I was done eating chocolate. But I wasn't. I wanted more signs from God, or just the writers at Dove Chocoaltes. Wrapper #4 said, 'The more you praise and celebrate, the more there is in life to praise and celebrate.' Damn that was a good one. My last and final one because I didn't want to push it read, 'Remember the simple pleasures in life.' Now those are all words to live by.


Today I am a wife, mother, and am exactly where I should be, being a wife, mother, blogger.

Keep Chasing Those Fireflies!

CJ