Thursday, January 30, 2014

Coffee Shop Window

Trifecta gave us the following picture for inspiration to write 33 words about it:


Thomas Leuthard / Foter / CC BY
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If you click on the picture above it will bring you to the photographer's attribution page.

I offer my response:

“Study hard.”
“Find a better life.”
No!
Look up!
Life is passing you by.
It’s about the
Journey
Not the destination.
With you head down
Books scattered ‘round
You’re missing the point.

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12 comments:

  1. Ally January 30, 2014 at 1:58 PM

    You are very right, it is about the journey. I'm glad you reminded me.

    Nice

    Ally :)

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    1. dontpanic2011January 30, 2014 at 9:09 PM

      Thanks, Ally! It's a lesson I'm working hard to remember myself.

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  2. TrifectaJanuary 31, 2014 at 5:05 AM

    You're right. And you've got to look up once in a while to not get a crook in your neck too ;-) Like the tone of this, playfully wise. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. dontpanic2011February 1, 2014 at 6:46 PM

      Thank you! That neck thing is killer some days, isn't it?

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2014 at 6:03 PM

    I love this! We are told so often to study, work hard, plan for the future......... then suddenly, life has passed by. Wonderful take!

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    1. dontpanic2011February 1, 2014 at 6:47 PM

      Thanks! I wanted it to be fun, but mean something as well.

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  4. Thomas Charles MacInnesFebruary 1, 2014 at 8:17 PM

    I suppose it all depends on the dreams involved. In a perfect world, there should be time for work and time for play. A balanced life is usually a good life. But, sometimes, the dreams are so urgent or big that sacrifices have to be made until the dream is realized. I think of that with regard to my writing. I choose my children and my teaching career over my writing and, as such, I enjoy life but, as of today, am unpublished. Whenever the time comes that being a published author becomes the main goal in my life then, and only then, will I erect the walls around myself that will allow the kind of intensity required to complete a book. Right now, life is too precious to miss. :)

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    1. dontpanic2011February 1, 2014 at 10:02 PM

      Amazing insight, Tom. And, you're right. I'm right there with you in being unpublished mainly because I have chosen to put my efforts into my family and grad school right now. And I agree, life is too precious to miss, particularly when children are involved. Thanks!

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  5. DraugFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:05 AM

    Let's hope she gets the message!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:13 PM

    I love that exhortation: "No! Look up!" Great philosophy, though I would hope she could keep the books too. :)

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    1. dontpanic2011February 3, 2014 at 9:27 PM

      Balance. You got it there! Thanks for stopping by!

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