![]() Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene. Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, That the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be. ![]() She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, She hunted for a book in the airport shops.īought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. With several long hours before her flight. The Story of the Cookie Thief, the poem by Valerie CoxĪ woman was waiting at an airport one night, How many times in our lives, have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true … was not? Be inspired. So many of us have good intentions to spread love and peace in the world, yet we get bamboozled by automatic thinking time and again. So, learning to be open minded, letting go of our harsh judgmental natures, will help us transform our lives and connect better with other people. However, our million year old brains tend to over do this and we end up being defensive in our thinking, as well as our approach to others. Our minds are geared to make assumptions at lightening speed to protect us from threats. We should always focus on self first, and then give and respond from that standpoint. This inspirational work presented as The Story of the Cookie Thief, helps us to remember to keep the main thing, the main thing. ![]() It is only when we are pressed and squeezed like a bunch of grapes that we can truly see what is inside of us. It will remind you of our inherent judgmental sides, locked deep within our shadow selves. It will remind you that things are not always as they may appear to be. It will help you to choose your responses carefully. This teaching will help you focus, question assumptions and help you give the benefit of the doubt to others. Everything is projection, and when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. The Story of the Cookie Thief is an inspiration story, offered as an insightful poem that offers a brilliant life lesson to you on why we should not make assumptions too quickly.
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