"All the Best Chocolate Has a Few Nuts In It." -Mel Stanforth

Anyone who quotes about chocolate is a friend of mine, says I!
My pal Melvin and I were having a quick chat on the phone yesterday and the quote I used for a blog title slid like a thick, warm, Mississippi mud cake out of Mel's mouth. I was totally entertained and told him then and there that the quote was a "keeper!" I said immediately THAT WILL BE MY NEXT BLOG TOPIC!
We were talking about family, folks who cross our paths, how things work out for all of us. (Mel and I just love to get philosophical about stuff.) I had made an initial analogy that was something about there being so many types of chocolate and "they" wouldn't make them if folks weren't buying it. Meaning...there is a place for us all in this world even when it seems like everything is crazy, given time, things work out. Out slid the chocolately rich, velvety smooth, yummiful calorie free quote!
We all have experiences that we'd rather not have had, we all have hard times, good times, etc. We know happy people, sad people, cRaZy people and those who are hard-nosed and hard-lined. There's a place for each and every one of 'em too. An interesting experiment is to take two people and put them in the exact same circumstances and see what you get. The responses would be entirely different. Oddly enough, if you listen to each person individually, you might even swear there was no way they were clinically doing the same thing. So, that's the variety of chocolate...and I guess myself and my friends are the nuts in it! HA!
There are so many people who have sent cards, emails, made phone calls, etc. and they have truly extended kindness to Wayne and me during his surgery. We cannot say how much we appreciate you all. Last night, Wayne was telling me that he was afraid that we wouldn't get everyone covered on the "thank you's." So, this can be a blanket thank you from us!
I'm going to continue to ponder life as a chocolate bar. I'm going to ponder the nuts in my chocolatey life. I'm going to be grateful for each and every bite I savor.
I plan to think about many things using Mel's quote...you can too! On a crappy, no good, horrible, very bad day...get yourself your favorite type of chocolate and in one bite, all will be right with the world. I can pretty much guarantee that!
Meanwhile, remember my dearest Mel Stanforth's quote and turn your life into chocolate too! Just make sure you have enough nuts in it to keep it happy and interesting. :)

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