Have you seen those lists of the famous or infamous people, living or dead, that you would invite to a dinner party?
Preferring to be the host, I probably would be more worried about the menu than the people, but here goes – my top 10 list of people I would invite to a dinner party (in no particular order):
- Albert Einstein – obviously one of the finest examples of humanity that ever existed, aside from being a genius.
- Kahlil Gibran – have you noticed how often I quote him?
- Meg Ryan – ok, so I am a sucker for rom-coms and nobody currently does it better imho.
- Carole Lombard – see Meg Ryan above – on steroids.
- Jimmy Carter – fine, fine man with an amazing philosophy on helping others.
- Thich Nhat Hanh – sadly I only discovered his teachings near the end of his life, but they are empowering!
- Jacinda Ardern – Because she made things happen, quietly, powerfully, and gave insight into what women leaders can do if given the opportunity.
- Cindy Bradley – Don’t know her? Search on Spotify and listen to ‘Stockholm Summer’.
- J.J. Lowther – My high school principal who defined ‘cool’ to a 16 year old me.
- Lana Simpson – My Grade 12 English teacher, who tossed me out of class for playing Frisbee while she was teaching, then gave me an ‘A’ at the end of the course because I handed in a ‘superior’ analysis of Dylan Thomas (I found out Dylan Thomas was her favourite poet – what a brown-noser eh?). Note English 12 is required for high school graduation so I was sweating a bit…
Of course what dinner party would be complete without a couple of buddies under the table to add to the merriment. For my dinner party it would HAVE to include:
- Rusty – My childhood buddy and the only dog I have ever seen who could climb a ladder.
- Miss Frieda – of course, the ultimate plus one for Rusty, she would make the dinner interesting all on her own!