Here are 4 lessons I learned from Rice Crispies (on acid) and how to apply them to writing your book.

But before we begin, I need to be more precise in my language…

I wasn’t on acid at the time.

(Although there was plenty in college… which is when this happened.)

I was standing in my kitchen, eating Frooty Pebbles.

I could hear “snap”, “crackle”, and “pop” in my bowl.

(You may know these sounds from Rice Crispies. But I was eating Frooty Pebbles!)

As my housemate passed by, I said,

“Dude! Look at all the colors… and LISTEN… It’s Rice Crispies on acid!”

He rolled his eyes and walked away…

Then a couple of decades later I realized:

1. Frooty Pebbles are the same as Rice Crispies… except for added sugar and artificial colors. (Yum!)

2. People spend so much time focusing on differences… that we often forget how much we actually have in common, regardless of race, color, gender, politics, religion and other ways to try and divide us.

3. There’s so much more to people and situations than what we can see.

4. If you want to know the #truth, ask people for their story… and listen.

Truly listen.

Sometimes it takes time to transform ridiculous quasi-historical moments into wisdom (and a great story that you can share with others).

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