Chocolate. Vanilla. Choose.

How a Substack Note Resurrected Memories

Ahhh. Sunday. Quiet. Cool. Robin song. Sun vying with clouds. Gusty winds. Tinkling chimes.

A fabulous day to do absolutely nothing. Or anything.

Chocolate, Vanilla?

Choose.

Photo by Ruth Durbin on Unsplash

I shared this on Sunday in a Substack note. The concept comes to me now and again when presented with a decision. It's a phrase I learned over one grueling, exhilarating, flabbergasting, life-transforming weekend in L.A. while experiencing the Forum.

Whoa. Now, there's a blast from the past.* (If you have had the privilege of attending a Landmark Forum, drop a comment below. We gotta talk!)

Chocolate? Vanilla? Choose!

Get it? No?

Ultimately, it doesn't matter which one you pick. Just... choose, already. Life goes on.

*This memory made me wonder, "Is Landmark Forum still around?" A quick DuckDuckGo search revealed, "Boy, are they ever." And muy expensive, too—almost a cool thou. Of course, even in the early 2000s, they were raking it in. They got quite a few of my precious dollars.

To be fair, in exchange, I gained valuable life lessons. One was to GET OVER MYSELF. Another was the indubitable CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, CHOOSE.

Soo... I ask you again: "Chocolate? Vanilla? CHOOSE."

Are you pondering a life choice? If so, refer to the previous paragraph. *hehehe, not kidding*

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