Friday, September 2, 2011

Dreams and the big picture


"The most pathetic person in the world
 is the person who has sight, but no vision."

Helen Keller


"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
 I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty,
 believe in them, and follow where they lead."

Louisa May Alcott


"The only limits are, as always, those of vision."

James Broughton






What’s the big picture for your life? 


Do you know?


Your mind needs to have a clear and challenging vision,
 a purposeful ideal road map to where you are going.

The concept of "the big picture" reminds me of lyrics
 from the song "Do You Know" by Diana Ross:

Do you know where you're going to
Do you like the things that life is showing you
Where are you going to
Do you know
Do you get
What you're hoping for
When you look behind you
There's no open doors
What are you hoping for
Do you know
Once we were standing still in time
Chasing the fantasies
That filled our minds
You knew how I loved you
But my spirit was free
Laughin' at the questions
That you once asked of me
Do you know where you're going to
Do you like the things that life is showing you
Where are you going to
Do you know
Now looking back at all we've planned
We let so many dreams
Just slip through our hands
Why must we wait so long
Before we'll see
How sad the answers
To those questions can be
Do you know where you're going to
Do you like the things that life is showing you
Where are you going to
Do you know
Do you get
What you're hoping for
When you look behind you
There's no open doors
What are you hoping for
Do you know


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