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Just in case we were all confusing “living on purpose” with being serious all the time, I thought I’d “break the ice” a little bit. A friend over at Cafe Chronique just awarded me with an “Arte y Pico” award, whose origin is traced back to the country of Uruguay. Seeing the Spanish web site of the award, I got to thinking I would share some trinkets I recently brought back from El Salvador.
This one is a gem! It is a toilet paper holder, and it says, “In case of emergency, break the glass and then you choose.” “It is an honor to be born Salvadorenan”. And the punchline is that in the “glass” container there is a choice of a corncob or sandpaper.
Mama said there would be days like this!
And then there is this one. Haven’t you always wanted an image of the last supper printed in that special 3-D process that children’s books sometimes use? The caption on this woodblock wall hanging reads,
“Don’t tell your God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big your God is.”
And that is our “purposeful quote of the day”!!!
Humor needs to be a part of our lives, whether we think we’re living on purpose or not. The phrase “lighten up” indicates a different problem than a lack of a sense of humor, and the phrase “take your life more seriously” is not talking about a person’s overactive use of their sense of humor. These phrases are about priorities. What’s your priority?
4 comments
Elio Galluzzi says:
August 2, 2008 at 1:29 am (UTC -7 )
A nice post, I like it!
I think I will order a toilet paper from El Salvador…
You say it’s important to have a laugh, well, I can’t agree more!
Mckay K says:
August 5, 2008 at 9:54 pm (UTC -7 )
Congratulation on your Arte Y Pico Award. You are deserving of its accolades and this post proves it.
The toilet paper emergency kit is a novelty. I think It would make me pay closer attention when the roll of toilet paper is getting down low. You know we have all had those days :~)
The purposeful quote was powerful. Tell your problems how big your God is. That I will remember and repeat.
Elio, I have a birthday coming up. As we know, one can never have too much toilet paper, PLEASE don’t buy me anything. I now know your choice of suppliers :~)
Thanks for the humor and everyone, have a great day!
jessica says:
August 6, 2008 at 3:30 pm (UTC -7 )
Mckay, you made me laugh.
Elio, get her the novelty toilet paper holder, she might appreciate it more than TP all the way from El Salvador!
My husband’s father runs a chain of grocery stores there, so we have a supplier lined up if you do decide on getting some TP!
Elio Galluzzi says:
August 7, 2008 at 3:17 pm (UTC -7 )
Ok, I’m on my way!