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December 2, 2007

In the Company of Dots

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 11:09 am

Connecting dots with The Idea Dude

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I overheard the following conversation…

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Liz: Whoa! Look around us! Everyone is so . . . busy. We almost can’t see each other. What’s wrong with enjoying the folks we care about as we move through our lives?

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Phil: Surely, we can draw on others to help us make it great. Albert Schweitzer said…At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

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Lisa: I agree. As you wander around the blogiverse you find remarkable and passionate people expressing their deepest values as an offer to you. They intrinsically link their core values to every post, every action, every gesture.

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Glenda: Iteraction is where the magic of blogging occurs and, sometimes, it can be quite amazing. That is why I blog the way I do.

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Mike: Every new interaction is a gift. People who believe in this model of universal reflection of gifts are setting themselves up to be delighted again and again! Doesn’t that sound like a good life investment strategy?

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Rick: If we have felt something, if we have thought something, there is at least one other person in the world who has felt or thought something similar, if not the same thing. We are their voice, as well as our own. We are never alone.

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Liz: A truly successful and outstanding blog also has meaning. Somehow, in some way to each individual, it makes a difference by adding something of value to being one who visits. You might call that spirit. You might call that direction or focus. I call that soul.

So what was unique about this conversation? It didn’t happen over the dinner table. It didn’t even happen in the same point in time.

Instead it was a synergy of thinking stretching across time and space.
Spanning months of blogging, the thoughts flocked here to Toronto from different states and different cities. From Chicago, Virginia, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Wisconsin.

That is way cool to be in the company of greatness!
May the dots be with you!

Vern, The Idea Dude



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16 Comments to “In the Company of Dots”

  1. December 2nd, 2007 at 4:43 pm
    sbpoet said

    Oh, I like this! I see this often, as I cruise through my RSS reader — this synchronicity of thought and feeling. I often think, as I’m writing, someone else should be credited for this.

    But who?

    It’s as though I’ve somehow absorbed the ideas into my skin, right through this screen.

  2. December 2nd, 2007 at 5:02 pm
    Jeanne Dininni said

    Thanks, Vernon…

    …for sharing those noble thoughts! The blogosphere can indeed be an inspiring place, as we interact with the many people of substance that we are fortunate enough to encounter there.

    Have a wonderful day!
    Jeanne

  3. December 2nd, 2007 at 6:13 pm
    Lisa said

    So true, so true. When I saw the link in Technorati, I immediately thought, “wow, that’s a really old link showing up…wonder how that happened?” Leave it to Liz to have a steel trap of a heart that is always looking for the common soul.

    Loving you.

  4. December 2nd, 2007 at 6:16 pm
    Lisa said

    OMG, and you Vern! I think you two are merging into one human. What do we call that, Verliz? Verlitz! Lizern?

  5. December 2nd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Hi Sharon,

    “Synchronicity” is one of my all-time favorite words alongside “Serendipity”.

    I love the idea of us absorbing ideas and thoughts too!

    Vern

  6. December 2nd, 2007 at 6:52 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Hey Jeanne, successful-blog is kinda like Cheers isn’t it. A place where everyone knows your name.

    Have a wonderful day too!
    Vern

  7. December 2nd, 2007 at 6:54 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Hi Lisa, you’re too funny!

    I am but a shadow here and honored to be even just that.

    Tying all of these wonderful thread of thought is my way of showing how much each contribution really makes the whole so much more meaningful.

    Vernon

  8. December 2nd, 2007 at 11:50 pm
    Phil Gerbyshak said

    Very nicely done Vernon! Thanks for connecting us all together, in one very cool synchronistic way!

  9. December 3rd, 2007 at 12:56 am
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    An intriguing way of weaving thoughts into one conversation. I am honored to be included. Thank you.

  10. December 3rd, 2007 at 2:47 am
    Jeanne Dininni said

    Very true, Vernon!

    Cheers!
    Jeanne

  11. December 3rd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
    Rick Cockrum said

    You are truly the Idea Dude, Vernon. I love these posts on connecting the dots. You pull together voices, vividly illustrating the interconnections we all share.

    Thank you!

  12. December 3rd, 2007 at 9:15 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Hi Phil, you taught me to make it great! :)

    Vern

  13. December 3rd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Glenda, you’re one of the those inspiring dots I couldn’t resist!

    Vern

  14. December 3rd, 2007 at 9:18 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Thanks Rick, I have the best time doing it. You folks make it easy for me!
    Vern

  15. December 3rd, 2007 at 9:35 pm
    Mike said

    Vern,

    I bow to your massive awesomeness! That was a masterfully woven tapestry of important ideas. I am humbled to be included in the magic.

    Mike

  16. December 3rd, 2007 at 11:06 pm
    Vernon Lun said

    Mike, you have such a wonderful way with words. Even your commment has to be read several times to be truly appreciated. Succinct, yet profound.

    Thank you.
    Vern

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