Saturday, April 19

Life in 5 words

I was watching the news the other morning and they were interview this doctor who had published a book about summarizing life in 5 words. Guess you can get a doctorate in just about anything now! Kidding. I googled it and found that a magazine by the name of Smith asked it's readers to submit 6 word memoirs and made a book about it.

The idea came from the story of a man asking Ernest Hemingway to write a full story in six words, legend has it that he responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Here are the rules: it has to be five to six words. The phrase should describe who you are, what you want to be remembered as, where you've been, what your wishes and desires are, what you have accomplished, etc. For example, Marilyn Monroe: Eat, drink and be Merry!

Here are some interesting ones:
Lofty perspective from four foot ten
Wasn't born a redhead: Fixed that.
I still make coffee for two was penned by a 27-year-old who had just been dumped.
Big hair, big heart, big hurry.
Catholic school backfired. Sin is in!
70 years, few tears, hairy ears.

I want to know what your 5 words would be. I finally came up with mine: Benevolently Believe and Belong, Happily. Cheesy, I know. So give me your best life's summary in 5 words!

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