Frisbee Wisdom: Life Is Good

I was out walking along the Tolt Pipeline Trail this afternoon with my dog, JoJo, listening to The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide audiobook by Rick Jarow on my new iPod (which I purchased primarily to listen to this 9 & 3/4 hour program, though I think I’ll be downloading more Audible titles … perhaps even some music). As I approached the car, Jarow was talking about Henry David Thoreau, and his decision to go into the woods and adopt the profession of "chief inspector of storms" rather than continue in the successful family business of pencilmaking. The last thing Jarow said before I paused the iPod was

When you do what you want to do, you will have your greatest influence on the world. When you do what you love to do, when you do what comes easily, when you do what comes naturally, without knowing it, you are serving humanity.

I opened up the car to get out the frisbee I use as a makeshift water bowl to give JoJo some water, and I noticed (for the first time (!)) that it had the logo "Life Is Good" ™ on the center, and had the following words of wisdom in a circle around the center: "Play Ultimate * Radiate Good Vibes * Climb Mountains * Ride Your Bicycle * Brush Your Teeth * Do What You Like * Like What You Do." An inspiring instance of synchronicity.

[Update, 2006-01-28: uploading another photo I just [re]disovered, taken around the same time as the original post, with the frisbee and JoJo … life is good :-)]