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I love BIG things simply stated.  And it happens all the time.  I’ll hear some lyrics from a song, or read a quote and I feel…moved.  Not life-changingly moved, but sometimes it just makes me think.  Or make or makes me see things from a different perspective.  Or better yet, makes me feel as if I am not the only one that has ever felt a certain way.

I remember back to sometime in the 80’s when Family Ties was nearing it’s end, maybe even the last episode, when Mallory Keaton stood up behind the podium to make the valecictorian address (for Alex who was no doubt locked in a closet or some other shenanigan).  This was 20 years ago (I think) and her brief message sticks with me to this day.  “The meaning of life? That’s easy. Try to have fun, try not to hurt people, hope to fall in love.”  Brilliant.  Three short sentences that sum it all up for all of us.

In the years since, I’ve found other ways to say the same thing, this one being my new favourite:

I think I’m going to make an effort follow these BIG things simply stated more often.  I invite you to do the same.  Especially the last one.