Quiet moments offer opportunities to listen instead of hear. Embrace your blunders, for they are lessons in disguise.ĭraw strength and benefit from solitude. Remove the invisible fences you have subconsciously installed – allow yourself to venture beyond your safety zones and toward your dreams, hopes and goals. I laugh at myself and sometimes even outloud! I prefer fun and to find the lighter side of most situations. I often try to insert humor, regardless of the circumstances. You don’t have to forget the negative memories but you can archive them! Think of your future as looking through a large windshield and your troubled past as looking in the rearview mirror.Īs defined by Linda, I am A Silly Person. What harm does it do to filter your memories focus on the good, the happy, the joyous and the cheerful memories of your life. Spend your previous minutes on what matters. Stop worrying, start loving and living! Where ever you find yourself, be there. Think of this as Recognize, Implement, Proceed to assist in the living of life. Instead of Rest In Peace as an end of life statement. The book begins with a new meaning for RIP. I enjoyed the frequency of motivational quotes and poems throughout the book. It is easy to have enough to think about after reading a couple stories. The book is broken into numerous small stories. I wanted to read this book to be a little more introspective and consider if I am spending my time doing what is most important to me and if that’s how I want to be remembered. Unfortunately, we most often see this as part of the end of life funeral gift. Many times I’ve seen and read “The Dash” poem and loved it. An inspiring look at life based on the fantastically successful poem. Linda shares her message of joy, hope, and positive energy through uplifting stories, essays, and poetry, along with tales of people who have been "touched by the dash," including Bob Dole, legendary football coach Lou Holtz, and American Idol winner David Cook. Live Your Dash captures and expands upon the theme of the original It's not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year. That was the beginning of an enduring phenomenon. Calls came in from people around the country eager to tell Linda how her words had touched their hearts. In 1996, an announcer read Linda's Ellis's poem “The Dash” aloud on a syndicated radio program-and, to her surprise, it became an instant, meteoric success. He referred to the dates on her tombstoneįrom the beginning to the end He noted that first came the date of her birth She will always continue to communicate with her fans around the country, knowing that the greatest payment she can receive is hearing from those who she has inspired.Includes the original poem “The Dash.” I read of a man who stood to speak Her life mission is to continue to write and work on creative projects that inspire people around the world. This passion drives her to share those words with people to inspire them, to show compassion, to create optimism in people’s lives, and to communicate with people. She describes writing as something that comes from her heart. The poem has allowed Linda Ellis to find her calling and her passion. Additionally Linda Ellis sells “The Dash” jewelry on her website, reminding people of the message of the poem. Additionally the poem was publicly read by former Senator and Presidential candidate, Bob Dole, and former American Idol winner David Cook has a passage from the poem tattooed on his arm. You can now find framed passages from the poem at Hallmark stores around the world. The poem has taken on a life of its own since 1996. Because of the poem’s success, Linda has been able to inspire her fans and readers through her books and inspirational speeches she gives while touring the country to share her ideas. The poem, reminding people that the dash between your birth and death date is the most important time in your life, became an overwhelming success. While working in the corporate world, Linda wrote the poem and shared it with a local radio syndicate in Georgia, who read it on air. In 1996, Linda Ellis wrote the now famous and inspirational poem, “The Dash”.
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