large and full and high the future still opens (words)
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“I take up my old pen again – the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles. To myself – today – I need say no more.
Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now indeed that I may do the work of my life.
I like these words.
For anyone approaching middle age, or wading through it, they may be the most useful words anyone has written, words that if we repeat often enough we may even start to act upon.
Words that could change our lives, or the long sweet stretch of it that is left.”
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Henry James
<wrote in his early 50s>
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“We know that greatness doesn’t come from building walls, it comes from building opportunity.”
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Obama
<note: the original quote has “America’s” before greatness>
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Well.
Yesterday I wrote about ‘no chance means no chance.’ Looking back upon it while I don’t regret the truth, or pragmatism of it, I began recognizing I kept going back to it again and again … my fingers hovering over the pragmatic side of it and the ‘delete’ key and having my thoughts hover over the hope portion with itchy fingers, and itchy mind, to write more and talk about how glimpses of ‘having a chance’ are the things that often not only get us thru the day but get us thru life.
That is the power of words. A word has the power to change the way you think about things but maybe more importantly a word … yes … a single word … has the power to change your life <because what you think often begets what you do>.
A word can surely be a wall … but more often than not … a word is a building block for opportunity. Such a small thing is large and full and … well … high the future still opens.
And while that sounds big & sweeping and maybe easily dismissed as words of a dreamer and things that are nice to think about but will never happen … I would like to point out that for almost 20 years now the internet has brought more new & different words into our lives. These words are opportunities. These little things are big and full of the future.
Because of this seeming barrage of words our lives, our culture; our minds have been forever changed. There is no going back and there is no ‘giving back.’ Words when encountered remain your companion to be hugged, bewildered by, spurned, loved and shadows you wherever you go from that moment on.
Even on the days when we shut ourselves away from people and the bustle and grind of Life there will not be a single day in which you will not interact with words.
They are your constant companion <friend or foe>.
Whole companies are now dedicated to words.
Any search engine or browser company.
Any social media company.
Shit.
Whole industries these days have been developed solely on the use and management of words.
Your words beget their words. They organize words which inevitably force you & I to consider, an reconsider, words.
This means, at the core of our lives, is one simple thing … a word.
One word at a time our life is built.
One word at a time … opportunity … a dream … a hope … is built.
This means that a word, or combination of words, is the key to everyday life. The way we interpret a word can not only change the present but impact the future. One word can … well … actually change our behavior <Amazon is the most practical tactical example of this>.
Technology has actually given a word ‘super powers’ <and they were pretty frickin’ powerful before>. a word is no longer something we simply observed & absorbed … it now has acquired a more active role in life … it creates and impacts how we interact.
Simplistically. A word is a fundamental catalyst of Life.
Anyway.
It is impossible to imagine the world without words.
A word enables us to do things that maybe seem unthinkable.
A word encourages us to think … well … we have a chance.
And, maybe most of all, while I think of a word as the small key to greatness and opportunity I continue to think of the one syllable 4 letter word that is possibly the most powerful word in any language – hope.
Whenever I wonder why I sit in front of my computer and write I remember that words not only are the only constant companion we encounter every day but they are involved in almost every aspect of our lives. In some small way maybe I think of James’ words … “today – I need say no more. Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now indeed that I may do the work of my life.”
Weigh your words carefully today my friends … and take a moment and ponder the words you encounter … for most do not build walls but offer opportunities.
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perfect, nonsense cherished by the wisest men, not a quantity of words person, not all facts are created equal, not everyone can give good advice, not everyone will be your friend, Not everything you learn is valuable, not from outward circumstances, not just follow in our footsteps, not meeting an objective is not failure, not understanding what you've said at all, Not very minute is created equal, nothing is original, notion of competition, now is not, Now that I have been writing, nuance escapes the majority of people, Number of books read, numbers are facts, numbers are facts crap, numbers are facts nonsense, numbers are not accountable, numbers can play a role, numbers have a role, numbers show possibilities, numbers will confess anything, obligation to do, obligation to do the right thing, observed that the world has suffered far less, of looking long at that, of places I have yet to see, of quiet and simplicity, of things I have yet to do, of thoughts I have yet to think, 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paradise is there if you look, Paragraphs cut like warm steel, part of everything which is unexplored, partner, partnership, pendulum, people begin foolishly thinking it is actually easier to become, people confuse process and disciplined thinking, people don’t follow intentions, people have a story, people identify from imagery, people like to accumulate learning as a sign of personal growth, people who are incessantly curious, people who give best advice, people who give best advice have been through the most, people who see unicorns, People whose curiosity engine is always running, People will connect with words or images, people with more wisdom. people who have experienced more, perfection is crap, perfection is the thief, performance, personal creative destruction, personal perspective, personal thoughts, perspective can help with the complex, poetry and words, poetry is powerful, poor business decisions, positive friction, possibilities, potential of using words instead of images, power of words, power to shape our tomorrows, powerful words, Precision and brevity, predictions, pressure on the senior more experienced person, pretensions to knowledge, prioritizing actions, prioritizing what is right or wrong, probably better than people with more expertise, process, process is a means to an end, productivity, progress of thought, progress of thought occurs, project global generation, providing perspective, purpose to learn, purposeful fragmentation, pursuing the way, pursuit of truth & knowledge, put an intention out there, put failing in perpsective, putting solutions together, quality versus quantity online, quest for knowledge that has defined most of his life, quest for knowledge that has defined most of life, questioning the unquestionable, quirks of fate, quotations, quotes, randomness of life, rarely linear and often random, rather than the messy participant in continuing experiments, reach for the stars, reaching people, real fun is to be unencumbered, reason for being, reason to believe, recognition there is a bottomless pit of knowledge out in the world, rediscover memories of things long forgotten, relationship between curiosity and knowledge, relationship between knowledge and imagination is inextricably tied, relationships, relentless in the pursuit for the right word, remain cynical of all that, remains a timeless & powerful reminder, remember what you once told me, reminded me of the thirst for knowledge, replace the fear of the unknown, research, resilience, resiliency, resiliency and character, resilient in the face of the cynical, respect, respect for individual choice, responsibilities that we feel we cannot shirk, responsibility, responsibility to children, responsibility to think, responsibility to use knowledge, responsible use of words, restless consistency, restless for knowledge, retain your curiosity, right brain left brain is misleading, right brain left brain mumbo jumbo, right brain left brain myth, right but wrong, right is right, right words, right words at the right time do create intensity, risk something to achieve a dream, rock pile ceases to be a rock pile, ROI versus imagination, safe, say it is happening when it isn’t, say that something is happening when it is, saying it is fine when it is not, saying the right words, scan the stars for hope, scared, second chances, secret to success, secrets to collect, see within the circumstances, see your own reality, seeing the other side of choice, seeing what they want to see, seek out events without fear, seek the word that conveys the intended message, seek to avoid failing our calling in Life, seek to make someone speechless on occasion, seek truth, seeking and doing the things, seeking the way of truth, self actualization, self doubt, self education, self esteem and self image, self esteem and thineself, self esteem through problem solving, self truth, self worth, set words loose with a single minded purpose, shades of gray, sharing experiences, shitload of people thinking different thoughts, short term concentration capabilities, shortcomings leading to consequences, show a vivid visual which they can place in their mind, sift thru it and understand it, significantly lesser value in truth, Silence can speak volumes, silence may actually be the most powerful intensely right unspoken word, Silly sloppy thinking, simplicity in life, simplicity seems too chaotic, simplifying to make choices easier, Simplistically the excuse is time, simply being satisfied with debunking, six impossible things before breakfast, slippery surface of irrelevant brilliance, sloppy thinking, small gestures in trivial looking moments, smallest actions contribute, smart planning and assessment, smartass suggested that creating, so void of all wit or common sense, so you can be better, soft choices, Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris, solution puzzle, solution speed, Solution speed is underrated, solutions, some constant unlearning, some experience worthy of note, some minutes truly are key moments, Some of it you really want to unlearn, some people do not talk about themselves, some pinnacle of knowledge, some smartass suggested that creating an image, something is just on the tip of your tongue, something more important than fear, something to think about, sometimes farcical expectations in the mind, sometimes moving on is harsh, sometimes systems work that should not work, sorting out the truth, sounds big & sweeping and maybe easily dismissed, speak after listening, speaking, speechless. finding the right words at the right time, speed of solutions, spiral of loneliness and despair, stand for something within yourself, standing on the uncertainty pedestal, standing up every time we fall down, star gazing, star gazing is something everyone should do, Stars are special things, stay or go, step up in the moment and do, stimulus reponse, stop and think, stop really valuing the search, stored in their pea-like brain, stories, stories we will never tell, stories you want to hear, story they never want to tell, straight lines, straight lines are rare in life, strategy, strength against adversity, strength of character, strength of character to make change, strength of self, strength of values, stressful decisions, strip away the undoable and identify the doable, struggle between energy and indolence, struggle between vitality and decay, Stuff I Like, stuff you learn is not all created equal, stumble upon doing it right, stunning grace in the face of overwhelming life, subconscious influences behavior, such a little thing can make a big difference, Such a small thing is large and full, suggest what appears to be impossible, swallowing nonsense, swiftly and sparingly from thought to thought, systems remain stagnant, take one of those moments passing you by, take revenge on doubters, takes lots and lots of work, taking knowledge and understanding the emotional, talking, teaching, teaching the next generation of kids, Teams need thinkers and doers, teens, thanks, That burden is the price of leadership, that i will be tomorrow, That is the power of words, that which could be, that’s what being an enlightened person, the answers are within you, the best advice is priceless, the business world, The Consequences of Making a Decision, the delete key, the glimpses of true understanding, the global generation, the moments that words fail, the most powerful weapon in life is not a mission, the myth of original, the myth of the proprietary process, the numbers told me what to do, the odd moment of beauty where time is not the same, the old astronomer to the pupil, the organizational crack, the original quote has, The point is to understand, the power of friends, the quest for knowledge, the quirks of fate, the right word, the right word or words, the right words are powerful, the sense you missed something, the subconscious, the temptation of knowledge, the truth may hurt, the two virtues of prose, the world always belongs to the next generation, the world bends everyone, the world is always changing, there is no formula for good choices, there will not be a single day in which you will not interact with words, They are your constant companion, they may be the most useful words anyone has written, thineself in brand is often overlooked, things experienced, things remaining you don’t know., things you shed as you learn, Think about learning, think of being knowledgeable with an objective in mind, thinking, thinking impossible things, thinking is good, thinking too much, this defines our society, this i am today, this is a fight for knowledge, those of us who seek knowledge, those right words, those words may actually be synonymous, thought tied to action, thought without action is like a great book lying unopened, thoughts, thoughts I have yet, thrive on dreams and possibilities, through the looking glass wisdom, time, time and choices, time is money, time stands still, Timing and situation matters, to be sure of you, To get the answer you must survive the question, To have prudence is to have foresight, to slay a dragon you need to believe in dragons, to think, to write more and talk about how, today is a visual world and people identify from imagery, too evidently manifest the imperfection of my own writing, too fast something has been overlooked, too high a price to pay for this paradigm, top down thing benefits all, top or bottom holds no distinction, tough for dreamers these days, Tough shit if life gets in the way, transformational people, trapped by fear, treasured my research successes, trivial moments, trivial moments in bigger life, true friend, trust, truth, truth and expectations, truth goggles, Truth in Life can be unequivocal, Truth in one’s mind is contextual, truth is difficult, truth is rarely simple, truth is what really happened, truth or lies, truth or nothing, truth to oneself, trying to gain respect or perceptions of commitment in other ways, trying to preserve will lead to stagnation, tween strength, tweens, tying intentions to actions, uncertainty is a bitch, uncertainty takes on geometric proportions, unclear leader, uncomfortable to people, unencumbered, Unencumbered also means I can suggest unreasonable things, unencumbered by rules and regulations, Unencumbered doesn’t mean being sloppy in thinking, unexpected innovation, unfocused leaders, unicorns symbolize hope, unintended results, unlearn, unlearning, unlearning stuff, unlearning to learn, unlocking the story, unquestionable, unrealistic expectations, unshakeable, untangling people, until we meet again, Up to a point a man's life is shaped by environment, use your imagination, used rainbows for sale, using the right word, using the right words, velocity based thinking, vibrantly alive in repose, vision, voices of a generation, wacky wisdom, waiting or living, waiting to be written and finished, walk in our footsteps, walking beyond our own footsteps, wallow in the enjoyment of the task, want children to do better, want children to go beyond, want to know everything there is to know on this topic, wasted energy worrying, we all fail, we all have dark moments, we all have stories, We are a country of thinkers, we cannot be sure what would have happened, we should all listen a little more, we use the easy word, we will attempt to affect our own vocabulary, wealth of information, Weigh your words carefully today my friends, Were not obtained by sudden flight, Were toiling upward in the night, what do you do when you get what you want, what goes into your pea like brain, what good will my soul do thy lord, what I have learned has made me change my mind, what I know opinions, what is actually the truth, what is right and what is wrong, what is the alternative, what is the place of words, what Life dangles in front of all of us, what looks like chaos, what makes you think anyone is going to want to read what you write, what we are seeking explanations, what we have is not what we need, what we need is impossible to get, what we need to get us through, what we want is not what we need, what you do with your time, what you say that creates the emotion, what you think often begets what you do, whatever it is we want to be isn’t our fault, whatever it takes, whatever it takes to cross that dark bridge, whatever sparks something inside them, when looking up to the night sky and the stars, when people do not listen, When used well words, when you do find the right words to say or write, where danger can look divine, where things lose their meaning, which is unknown, which never was, Wisdom does not loom large in the modern psyche, Wisdom is a level above knowledge, Wisdom versus knowledge, with dull and insipid words as his companion, with itchy fingers, Without trust people will become cynical, woefully inadequate data, wonderful illustration of the power of words, word aptly uttered, word aptly uttered or written, Word power can plow through acres of cornfields, words, words all of which are arrows in your stimulus quiver, words are a responsibility, Words are more than a means of expressing an idea, words are opportunities, words are powerful, words are powerful or it ain’t just a visual world, words are stimulus generating a response, Words are things of thought, words can be sublime, Words can be used like swords or soft kisses, words can create images out of nothing, words can dramatically effect behavior, words equal action, words equal intent, Words have an effect, words or images, words reflecting experiences, words shrink things that seemed limitless, words stimulus response, words that become deeds, Words that could change our lives, words that enlighten, words that if we repeat often enough, Words to actually doing, words used wisely, words worse than nothing unless they do something, work is often up to people, work nevertheless, work towards the heights attained, working to fight cynicism of others, world is not a wish-granting factory, worry about implementing a great idea versus protecting it, write about what I want to write about, write like no one is reading, write style wise for my benefit but content wise for the reader, write to share, writing, writing as if people do read, writing makes a difference, writing makes a difference in the lives of others, written about using words wisely, wrote down ideas, you appear dishonest, you are not a failure because you fail, You can know a lot, You can know enough to be dangerous, you cannot dwell on every moment that slipped by, you fail, you have to start at some point, you have to work to get these stories, you just cannot find a word, you make mistakes, You may be surprised, you may gain something, you really want to unlearn, you remember the right ones, you rushed through moments where, you will have a lot of fun in life, young people speaking, Your words beget their words
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