The FIVE Philosophy

An animated guest at The Party spilled her martini while in the throes of an exuberantly gestured tale on parking predicaments. The dirty, dry cocktail splashed onto some seriously suede sneakers of another guest who didn’t take too kindly to the imposition.
“Chill!” said our animated guest. “It will be gone in five minutes, like it never happened.”
It made me think – five minutes? There are a lot of things that are over and no big deal five minutes later: spilt milk, slipped eyeliner. Then there are the things that are over and no big deal five months later: a bad day at The Party, an unkind treatment by a fellow guest, missing out on your favourite canapé (or insert wish here). And then there are the things that are over and no big deal five years from now: you’re at a new Party, with new guests, swilling a new vintage of champagne and you can’t remember what it felt like not to feel this good at The Party.
It’s the five philosophy – if it will be over in five minutes, no need to stress or worry; if it will mean nothing in five months, give it no further thought because five months is not that long away; and if it will not be on your radar in five years, waste no further energy and look forward to how wonderful things will be at The Party in five years time.
Because in five years time you could be anywhere, and at That Party no-one holds your demons against you.
So walk away from your past - leave it all behind you - and walk forward to your five minutes, your five months and your five years from now..