Mr. Personality: Downtown Newnan News, Book of the Month and other Ramblings

By MR. PERSONALITY, Newnan’s Goodwill Ambassador

December: The highlights for this month are national Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the first day of Winter, and Christmas Day.

I am sad to see the abuse of Christmas, which is to celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus, to become just another day to party and to shop til you drop.

There are many new changes being made on the Courthouse square. Bold Soul and The Three Sisters Boutique are leaving, and new places are popping up here and there. A salad and soup cafe is coming soon. I hope to share more information about these changes in my January column. I suggest to everyone to stop by Gillyweeds and check out the amazing changes that owner Valerie Dumas has just completed, giving the store a fresh, bright, and brand new look. It is simply loaded down with good buys.

My new essay that I am introducing this month truly goes hand-in-hand with my Book of the Month, which is titled “The Positive Effects of Death.” I agree with the stoic philosophers that to better appreciate life to the fullest is to ponder our coming death. Since I started this strange method of embracing my expiration date, I am excited to discover that I am not dead yet. Being aware that I can drop at any given time motivates me to make good use of every moment every day.

I can apply my six senses to the endeavor, as I can see my life and death more clearly in contrast with both sides of the issue. I can hear the sounds of true life and my coming death. I truly can smell both to the point I can touch and feel them hovering nearby. The sweet taste of life is truly invigorating compared to the acidic aftertaste of death. My five senses are indeed placed in proper perspective through my sixth sense in a spiritual understanding of my life and death experience. Next month, I shall add the list of the many benefits of embracing one’s expiration date

The Book of the Month is titled “Light on Aging and Dying, Wise Words by Helen Nearing.” The author wrote the book at the age of 91, after her husband died at the age of 100. She quotes Socrates, Viktor E. Frankl, Martha Washington, Erich Fromm, and many more such as Emily Dickerson, Flora Hastings, Rainer Maria Rilke, and even Richard Burton. The book seems to be saying “O death, where is thy sting?” It is about the positive side of life in spite of death. Both are a part of the miracle from Divine Spirit.

Until next time,
Peace, Love, and Joy ~ Mr.Personality