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Growing up my family, like many others, ate a lot of pie. Personally, I still have a hard time passing up a piece of pie as a sweet treat. A piece of pie brings back fond memories. People laugh and smile while eating a good piece of pie. Pies can come in many shapes, sizes, and flavors. Some of my favorite pies include chocolate, chess, and sweet potato. Mainly because these were the pies of my childhood. 

I remember as a kid my grandmother would make her own pie crust. Then, she’d roll it out and put in whatever filling she had chosen that day. The pies were always good. Sometimes she would use a frozen pie crust, and especially did so as she got older. But, the inside was still her pie filling and was made with love. 

On occasion the pie crust wasn’t perfect.  It wasn’t firm enough to hold the pie, not completely done, or lack any flavor. Even if a good pie crust isn’t perfect, it doesn’t mean it’s not still a good pie.

The foundation of what we are built on as humans is a lot like a pie crust. The best ones will be flavorful and still hold firm. What is inside is what we choose to put in it. Whether it be good or bad. What we fill our life with can make a big difference even if the foundation is a little weak. 

Our lives will fall apart, or so it seems. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad life. You are still a good person. You are still someone that matters. A piece of pie that falls apart can still be good. 

When that piece of pie crumbles into pieces, we work diligently to get it all together and on the same plate. Our lives are no different. Once you fall apart. you work diligently to build yourself back up. If you are not doing that, you should. 

Not everyone gets the same foundation in life. Some are plain, bland lives while others are fun and flavorful. Either way, we get to choose what we put into that life. We fill it with what we want in this world. 

Remember as you go through this game of life, even if you didn’t have the best start or the most flavorful crust or foundation, you can still make it a great life and have a wonderful slice of life. The choice is yours. 

“Pie crust is like the foundation of life. Take what you got and build a great one filled with joy, happiness, and a lot of flavor.” – Jeremy Workman


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