"When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either." --Leo Burnett
I can't believe it. I hit a milestone and almost missed it. This is my 301st blog post. Recognizing the big 300 almost passed me by.
But it's never too late, right?
Who would have thought when I started this blogging experiment almost five years ago that I would stay the course and still be here today? That's not to say I'm projecting forever. The day may come when the journey takes a fork in the road, energies are diverted in a different direction, but I do know that the reach has already gone further than I ever thought it would. And I don't believe I've come up with a handful of mud either!
The idea has made me consider the idea of reach--and reach's cousins: dream, desire, and risk. A little googling (isn't it amazing the new words that are added to our vocabularies each year that we'd never have considered before?) I came up with the following inspirational thoughts:
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible'." --Audrey Hepburn
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." --T.S. Eliot
"Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down." --Ray Bradbury
"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." --Thomas Edison
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." --Harriet Tubman
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." --C.S. Lewis
(my personal favorite :-)
"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise." --Maya Angelou
'It's impossible,' said pride.
'It's risky,' said experience.
'It's pointless,' said reason.
'Give it a try,' whispered the heart.' --Unknown
"You had the power all along, my dear." --Glinda, the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz
To celebrate the number 300, we'll do this:
1. Share links of 300-lists. (Considered coming up with my own list of 300-somethings, but reality set in and I nixed that idea--too big a reach right now!) Some lists from others to consider:
2. Sponsor a celebratory give-away! Kicked around different ideas here, too, but settled on this: to one lucky commenter a $30 Amazon gift card will be sent your way! $3 wasn't a big enough celebration. $300 (as in 300 posts) was...ummm...too much of a reach! So 30's a good compromise.
Like previous giveaways here, all you have to do is comment along with a contact email address, and you will be eligible for the drawing. Deadline is this time next week, Tuesday, October 7. (I considered Monday, October 27--since that will be the 300th day of the year!--but that's too long to wait.)
300 posts of fun, of meeting people, of stretching, reaching, learning, engaging. That's what I'm celebrating. Hope you'll celebrate with me.
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| on Badlands Trail, Miami Whitewater Forest September 2014 |
But it's never too late, right?
Who would have thought when I started this blogging experiment almost five years ago that I would stay the course and still be here today? That's not to say I'm projecting forever. The day may come when the journey takes a fork in the road, energies are diverted in a different direction, but I do know that the reach has already gone further than I ever thought it would. And I don't believe I've come up with a handful of mud either!
The idea has made me consider the idea of reach--and reach's cousins: dream, desire, and risk. A little googling (isn't it amazing the new words that are added to our vocabularies each year that we'd never have considered before?) I came up with the following inspirational thoughts:
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible'." --Audrey Hepburn
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." --T.S. Eliot
"Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down." --Ray Bradbury
"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." --Thomas Edison
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." --Harriet Tubman
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." --C.S. Lewis
(my personal favorite :-)
"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise." --Maya Angelou
'It's impossible,' said pride.
'It's risky,' said experience.
'It's pointless,' said reason.
'Give it a try,' whispered the heart.' --Unknown
"You had the power all along, my dear." --Glinda, the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz
To celebrate the number 300, we'll do this:
1. Share links of 300-lists. (Considered coming up with my own list of 300-somethings, but reality set in and I nixed that idea--too big a reach right now!) Some lists from others to consider:
300 Things Dr. George Washington Carver Invented from Peanuts (a partial list)
300 Things to Do Once in a Lifetime (The Ultimate Bucket List)
2. Sponsor a celebratory give-away! Kicked around different ideas here, too, but settled on this: to one lucky commenter a $30 Amazon gift card will be sent your way! $3 wasn't a big enough celebration. $300 (as in 300 posts) was...ummm...too much of a reach! So 30's a good compromise.
Like previous giveaways here, all you have to do is comment along with a contact email address, and you will be eligible for the drawing. Deadline is this time next week, Tuesday, October 7. (I considered Monday, October 27--since that will be the 300th day of the year!--but that's too long to wait.)
300 posts of fun, of meeting people, of stretching, reaching, learning, engaging. That's what I'm celebrating. Hope you'll celebrate with me.
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I found this so inspiring that I saved it to Pocket and tweeted it. Should I win, please gift yourself with a nice splurge.
ReplyDeleteYou're so kind, Cathy :-) Thanks for the tweet!
ReplyDeleteFirst, congratulations! Writing 300 blogs at all is amazing - 300 great ones is quite an accomplishment! Since I've probably read at least 2/3 of them, I know you've given me a lot of inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI thought about your "300" lists. Some that I thought of: 300 ideas for children's books, 300 writing friends (I'm not there yet), 300 best moments of my life.
Thanks to you, Peggy, for your kind words and for all your support! And I love your 300 lists ideas--especially the "300 best moments of my life." It would be well worth the effort to sit down and put that list together. What a record that would be!
ReplyDelete300 Posts is amazing! Saw this on Facebook posted by Eliz. V., had to stop by and say hello :).
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Catherine. I'm about to draw names out of the hat for the giveaway. Glad you're in the running, too :-)
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