"If there were ever a time to dare, to make a difference,to embark on something worth doing, it is now.
Not for any grand cause, necessarily-
but for something that tugs at your heart,
something that's your aspiration,
something that's your dream.
You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.
Have fun.
Dig deep.
Stretch.
Dream big."
- Apple Macintosh ad, 1991
Not for any grand cause, necessarily-
but for something that tugs at your heart,
something that's your aspiration,
something that's your dream.
You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.
Have fun.
Dig deep.
Stretch.
Dream big."
- Apple Macintosh ad, 1991
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“Impossible Realistic Vision”
by Rob Clinton
by Rob Clinton
"It’s very easy to get lost in the vision, especially when it just seems too big to tackle. Remember, that whatever you do it has to be believable and realistic to you. So then, why do we say to dream the impossible if we are to be realistic about those dreams?
Now keep in mind, I didn’t say we had to be realistic about our dreams; we need to dream big always and have something to shoot for. What I did say, was that whatever we did, it has to be believable and realistic to us. Meaning, that of course we can’t deliver the impossible right off hand, but we can move towards our first achievable point of destination towards that dream. That is believable and realistic. The more of these achievable points you intentionally go after, the more doors will open to make your dreams even more a reality. Always keep moving forward. This simple act clears the muddy waters."
Now keep in mind, I didn’t say we had to be realistic about our dreams; we need to dream big always and have something to shoot for. What I did say, was that whatever we did, it has to be believable and realistic to us. Meaning, that of course we can’t deliver the impossible right off hand, but we can move towards our first achievable point of destination towards that dream. That is believable and realistic. The more of these achievable points you intentionally go after, the more doors will open to make your dreams even more a reality. Always keep moving forward. This simple act clears the muddy waters."
Dear coyoteprime, I read about the loss of your beloved dog sometime ago and thought you would like to read this. I said goodbye to my beautiful dog, Sweetpea a little over a year ago and still misses her very much.
ReplyDelete"A man and his dog were walking along a road.
The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble.
At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?'
'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.
'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.
'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.'
The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveller asked.
'I'm sorry; sir, but we don't accept pets.'
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed.
There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside,leaning against a tree and reading a book....
'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?'
'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.'
'How about my friend here?' the traveller gestured to the dog.
'There should be a bowl by the pump,' said the man.
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, and then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
'What do you call this place?' the traveller asked.
'This is Heaven,' he answered.
'Well, that's confusing,' the traveller said.
'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.'
'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'
'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?'
'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'
Linda,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the very kind comment. I sincerely appreciate it.
I'm sure Sweetpea and Woofie are waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge. We'll see them again... a wonderful reunion!
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