Is it Cherries or Chocolates?

a long time ago in my family
@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
March 2, 2016 11:59pm CST
The fundamentals of knowing the differences in life! “Life is a bowl of cherries. Some cherries are rotten while others are good; its your job to throw out the rotten ones and forget about them while you enjoy eating the ones that are good! There are two kinds of people: those who choose to throw out the good cherries and wallow in all the rotten ones, and those who choose to throw out all the rotten ones and savor all the good ones.” ~ C. JoyBell C. This reminds me of a line in a very famous movie - Forrest Gump . . when he refers to his mother and how life is like a box of chocolates: " My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."" therefore if today you find yourself faced with a rotten cherry, or a chocolate not to your tasting, choose to toss it out or leave it behind. No regrets, no second guessing, no hiding, no contest! Quite in the philosophical mood I am . . . . I am missing my mom and dad today.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
3 Mar 16
There are people that seem to choose every time the rotten cherries and the bad chocolates. I love both cherries and chocolates and why not to mix them! Coated cherries with liquor, I love them.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
3 Mar 16
I love the mixture of cherries with chocolate + liquor=delicioso! I wonder what kind of chocolate I am going to get today?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
3 Mar 16
@marlina I love them too, I have to buy a box, Easter will be my excuse. I have bought new chocolate truffles yesterday, this evening I try one.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
exactly - life is a box of cherries and chocolates - you never know what you're getting
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Mar 16
I sometimes feel that my star sign should be a rotten cherry.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Mar 16
Cyclops star sign
@Inlemay It does not get mentioned much in the horoscopes because it only applies to me.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
thats a little drastic - maybe there is a hidden star sign for all temporary Cyclopes'
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
@Asylum very apt
Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
3 Mar 16
Oh yes, I'm all for tossing the rotten stuff. I love your family photo but can't quite decide which one is you. Are you the one at the front on the left? Only joking!! I think that's you standing at the back?
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
4 Mar 16
@Inlemay Sheesh - got it wrong, sorry.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
4 Mar 16
small one front looking at camera - pulling a face.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Mar 16
not sure there is any bad chocolate, although I'd rather not get a roman noughat
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
5 Mar 16
@Inlemay I suppose some milk chocolates I dont like, nor white chocolate. doesnt make it bad, just dont like it, lol
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
4 Mar 16
There cannot be any bad chocolate unless it has a bad cherry inside - he he
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Mar 16
Are you the one looking at the camera with the short straight hair? Yes, life is like a bowl of cherries or a box of chocolates. I throw out the bad and eat the good. P.S. I never eat cherries willingly. Too sour for me.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
4 Mar 16
thats me - with SHORT hair - the only time in my life
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Mar 16
@Inlemay Very nice picture of your family.
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Kerry
@lovebeingmummy2 (806)
• Aberdeen, Scotland
3 Mar 16
What a lovely photo of your family
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
4 Mar 16
thank you - I think that was our last family photo ever.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153530)
• India
9 Sep 16
That is a lovely photo. I have eaten chocolates that have cherries in it and yes picking wheat from chaff is called art of living.
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John King
@ison_1 (1240)
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4 Mar 16
Very philosophical, and to me, very apropos. Hello Lany.
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amnabas
@amnabas (14877)
• Karachi, Pakistan
3 Mar 16
Ohhh dear hugs from me. Life is surely a box of chocolates.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
i would prefer it that way as i like chocolates more than cherries
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 16
This is good advice. Some 'friends' are not really friends at all but pull you down with their attitude or behaviour.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
thats a FACT!
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
3 Mar 16
My father's words are not.about life...more on living life with my rights and the laws Love that.line from forest gump ;)
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Mar 16
I love it too - and i remember it often.
paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
5 Mar 16
Yes, no point in stressing about the rotten cherries. I liked Erma Bombeck's saying. If life is a bowl of cherries; what am I doing in the pits.?" Missing your mom and dad is tough. Take care
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Jeanne Marie
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
4 Mar 16
I'm so aware of how it is to miss a parent. One never gets used to the fact they are gone. I treasure each day I spend with my mom, at 87 you never know how much time you have left. Today was a good day for me, I had happy mail and a lovely time with my sisters yesterday.
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O'Kennedy
@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
6 Mar 16
life's full of complexity emotions seem to be what the complications often stem from how we react to things and handle our emotions our actions taken.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
3 Mar 16
Love your photograph Lany. Thanks for sharing with us.
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