Fortune Cookies

39 Marbles 
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Hermann Hesse 

 
    Fortune cookies are one of my favorite ice-breakers: I sometimes bring them to a party, a dinner, or even an event line-up.  It’s a great way to meet people and it’s always fun to see what the message is that’s tucked into the distinctly flavored cookie shell. 
    When I was in New Orleans, dude took me out to a classic American buffet, you know, one with fortune cookies.  After dinner, he cracked his cookie shell and pulled out this message, “Let go now, yours will follow.”  In hindsight, it was a curious message for a guy who had me on the go and another girl in the wings. Yet sometimes, fortune cookies can give you just the message that you need to hear.    
Some of my most recent fortunes have been:
    “Your hard work will be rewarded.  Your labor is not in vain with the Lord.” - This one weirded me out as I had never known fortunes to get religious on me before. 
     “To get what you want, you must commit yourself for some time.” Good thing I’m known for my tenacity. 
    “A brown eyed stranger will be instrumental in your success.” Could you be more vague, Fortune Cookie? Over half the world’s population has brown eyes. 
    Despite fortune cookies being fun, I know that fortunes don’t really come wrapped in shells of distinctly flavored sweetness.  We create our own fortunes, or lack thereof, with our beliefs and our actions. And although I welcome help along the way, the brown eyed person most instrumental in my success is me. 

Do you take an active role in your life? Do you have a more passive view about your life? Can you have the balance of pursuing your desires while allowing the power of the universe to work in your favor? As Benjamin Franklin said, "He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner." 
One way to control fortunes is to bake your own fortune cookies. Tee hee.
Check out Martha’s fortune cookie recipe:
http://www.marthastewart.com/262421/fortune-cookies
I use a circular mold when spreading the dough. I also use parchment paper on the baking sheet.