2/5/15 RMB Raising the Bar
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
To
everything there is a process, actually an infinity of them. Every
individual will accomplish tasks in a unique way. Try as we may to be
uniform, to establish and refine our optimum functionality, each heart
beats of its own volition.
Athletes once
competed in the High Jump by leaping over the bar as a runner would a
hurdle. Creative individuals turned their back to the bar and seemingly
slid over it backwards, literally raising the bar of height
expectations. Others caught on that they too could improve their
performance by mirroring the new technique.
Open
minds see possibilities that others overlook. And once one mind is
open, a new path is tread. One individual can light the way by showing
others their vision. John Lennon sang Imagine and all who heard, did. We are adaptable, flexible creatures.
As
I map out my own path, working to morph my life into a writer’s life, I
piece together minutes in hours, past and future, often struggling with
the results they contain, looking for something more or something
better. The footprints left behind me will not mirror the ones yet to be
cast. Of that I am certain.
There is a
better, kinder tomorrow for us all, awaiting discovery. And when finding
my own contribution frustrates me, my desert friend Teddy Tapscott
reminds me that it is the place within where everything begins. Find
peace or joy or kindness there, and it will spread through one life into
others.
All my best,
Loraine
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