So, I’m sitting there with my supervisor having just spent quite a bit of time talking about my anxiety over moving into a new job, confusion over past conflicts, frustration over not being able to influence change and growth the way I had envisioned it.
As we are winding down our supervisory meeting, I open my fortune cookie.
“Your leadership qualities will shine soon.”
We laughed. I still have the fortune because it gave me hope in a funny, fortune cookie, God’s timing kind of way. (I also still have the fortune my husband opened 16 years ago when he came over for dinner while we were just getting to know each other. It read: “You or a close friend will be married within a year.” YES!)
Have you ever kept a fortune? What did it say and why did you keep it? My youngest collects them. At last count he had 60+. That’s a lot of fortune cookies.
You might enjoy the book “Fortune Cookie Chronicles” by Jennifer 8 Lee. It’s a book about chinese food in America, with a large portion devoted to fortune cookies. Apparently fortune cookies were responsible for a large number of people winning the lottery at the same time.