"People Living Deeply Have No Fear of Death".

We had our work "holiday" party last night.  December was insane, so January was the next best choice.  I realized after dinner that one of our young work-exchange students was giving palm readings in the corner.  I couldn't have been more excited, as I hadn't had a palm reading in at least 20 years.  I waited patiently for my turn....well, ok, that's a total lie.  I was so hyper about it my lovely co-workers let me jump the line almost immediately.

She proved, right out of the gate, that she knew what she was doing.  I should note that she and I do not know each other very well.  I have her scheduled to work on Sundays, which is a day that I rarely work.  Yet, she read my palm like she was reading my (non-existent) biography. 

First, she noted that I have a very clear creative line that has three distinct forks.  Two of them are more "public" and one is for private pleasure.  I'm assuming these three lines represent acting, directing and writing.  She also said that I will have had two great loves in my life - one at around 20 years old, and the second around 30.  There is no way she could have known that my first adult relationship occurred from ages 18-22, and then my true love Chris and I started dating March 11, 2000 (just shy of my 30th birthday).  I dated a few other men in my twenties, but nothing worth even a line or two on my palm, apparently.

Then she mentioned my health.  She said that my health lines were so faint  I am sure to have increasingly poor health starting at age 40.  I laughed, and said "Well, I only have 5 months to go then, as I'll be 40 in June!"  She was surprised by this, and then quickly noted that, if I begin to make better health choices (exercising, eating right, etc), I can slow down and even reverse some of the ill effects of my poor health.  I responded, "Smashingl!  I am working out again, I quit smoking, been eating right-ish, and blogging all about the whole adventure".  She nodded enthusiastically and told me to keep it up.  So, keep it up I shall.

The final thing she told me was the most important of all.  She said that I have a star on my palm where a number of my lines, especially the creative ones, all intersect.  She informed me that this is a very rare thing.  "What it means", she said, "is that you are going to impact and change a lot of people's lives in some way."  I was just as pleased as punch to hear it.  I've known for a number of years now that my life, from the health standpoint, is not going to be a party.  I even had one doctor inform me that I didn't win the "DNA lottery".  I have reconciled myself to it, even if it means that my life turns out to be a relatively short one.  What I can't and won't live with, however, is any idea that I won't do something good and positive with my life before the grand finale. To hear otherwise is more exciting than I even know how to express.  Hell, who knows?  Maybe my impact starts with this quiet little blog. 

~Jenn

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Back to it today - 22 minutes on the treadmill  :)