Touch

My dad and I went phone shopping today. Phones are pretty unreal now-a-days. Touch phones are the next big thing supposedly. Every company and provider is doing it. No buttons needed. I found it pretty impressive that just a small touch of a finger can do so much. I think this can apply to even more that just a cell phone.

I imagine it like a long line of dominoes. All you need is a small touch of the first domino and the rest is history. You might not even know what you have done but it can cause so much. Whether it be a pat on the back, a hand-shake, a high-five, or a hug. Touch has power. It could be one of the most powerful things on the planet. We could change everyone with this power. Your house, your school, your country!

But proceed with caution. This power can be overused and then the power is lost. Be bold with your power, but be smart. Peter Parker's Uncle said it best that, "With great power, comes great responsibility." Yes, you are a superhero! You are great! So go put on your cape and tights, take off your glasses and start using your power for good.

Start the domino effect, start the trend, start with a touch.

Overcome Impossible

I saw a movie today. During the previews I was inspired by the word impossible.
Impossible is something that cannot be done or accomplished. Adidas has "impossible nothing" but I think impossible is something, something that has to be overcome. I hear of things that are deemed impossible, yet they are overcome.

I have overcome impossible.

I think what I have done in life could have been deemed impossible once. What I have said and what I have done. I think impossible was just put in our vocabulary for a better excuse to give up and to make failure a little easier. They say it is impossible, but what I've done is impossible. I might fail. Impossible shouldn't be in a vocabulary. Everything is possible, nothing is impossible.

So I want to be daring and encouraging. I want to soar to new heights and I want to bring people along with the ride. Overcoming impossible is hard to do alone. Maybe impossible is why people root for underdogs. Together they overcome odds and possibilities.

So go try something and overcome it.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider

There is a spider living in my bathroom. I do not know much except that it is a good listener because I did most of the talking to it. I would talk to it, ask it questions, and it would just sit there listening to what I would have to say. I could've asked it questions about itself but I just needed someone to listen and that spider provided the answer for me.

I think listening is a great talent. I mean, I talked my head off to that spider and it didn't say anything. It made me feel better. I think I found the next Olympic sport.

Now I want to be a great listener. I want to be that friendly neighborhood spider. Speaking and listening goes hand-in-hand though. In order for one person to listen, one has to speak. I think I speak too much.

So here I am sitting, waiting, and listening.