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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Weekly inspiration from Ghost Stories
FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 20, 2006
Each weekly edition of GHOST STORIES is a short read beginning with a quote that inspires the ideas expressed in the column. Feel free to share our stories with friends and colleagues!
WELCOME TO THE VAULTS!
On the third Monday of each month, we present a "golden great" from the vaults! Readers who've joined our list in more recent times will enjoy these "tales from the crypt," while those who have long been with us can revisit some old favorites!
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
~ Henry David Thoreau
BUILD YOUR OWN!
"Follow the yellow brick road," sang Dorothy and her unusual entourage in The Wizard of Oz, as they marched towards the Emerald City. The road was clear and their direction set. What they didn't know was that the good witch and the joyful munchkins had sent them down a road leading to a wanna-be fake wizard behind a curtain.
Have you ever had friends or family direct you to take a "yellow brick road" of their imagining? If you blindly followed their advice, you may have ended up in your own Emerald City of disappointment. The truth is: you have the power to create and follow a yellow brick road of your own, one that leads to the realization of your dreams.
The hard part is that you must also lay the paving stones of that road. You must first decide on a destination, and then be certain that each brick faces in that direction. Along the way, you may be distracted by winged monkeys or a wicked witch of your own or someone else's making. If you succumb to those distractions, you may look back to find that your paving stones are uneven and leading in the wrong direction.
Only by having your destination clearly in mind will you arrive unscathed by life's many dead-ends and hair-pin twists and turns. You must also be committed to the work involved - choosing only the right bricks, having the patience and perseverence to lay them straight, and the strength to avoid life's temptations as you work.
Now, how will you reach those "castles in the air . . ."?
(Originally published May 7, 2001)
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