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Liz Strauss
Liz Strauss

Thirty-three authors offer one thought about how we\'re connected in precisely 25 words. Beautiful photos carry the message along.

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25 Words that Connect Us 31 Writers Put Their Thoughts in Precisely 25 Words
25 Words that Connect Us 25 words or 25 people, linked meaningfully make sense. Theyre better. Get the right thought connecting them, whos to say they cant change the world? Liz Strauss
Enabling technologies are ubiquitous and available to almost everyone. But connectivity does not necessarily produce unity. Unity is a spiritual issue, not a technology solution. David Taboada
Because of you Ive built a spare room inside my head, stocked it with fingerpaint and sidewalk chalk just to see how you would decorate. Amy Derby
Sometimes I forget Have to stop and ask myself: Have we met? Knowing you so well Through the power of your words Like friends forever. Joanna Young
My hair, mamas eyebrows, grandmas face. Little girl laughs, draws smiles, touches hearts. Share your love, grow beautiful, change the world. Stacy Lang 2 At the moment I see the sun go down some of my connected friends see the sun high Where their morning coffee is my lunchtime. Karin H 2
Pain war suffering sorrow selfishness deceit pettiness narrow-mindedness kindness empathy sacrifice love vulnerability hope light and day, red blood universal bonds unifying bondage oneness schizo What connects us can also divide us.
And then I remember I dont know what you look like 78% water, 12% caffeine on some nights I look up and I think the moon has your face
It will ALWAYS be about people first. Words are loose bridges of intention, and we use them to connect our ideas to other good people. Chris Brogan
Connections are about reaching and sustaining synergy with a target or audience; value must be generously gifted if it is to be reciprocated. Heather Rast
You reached out, used my name, and replied. First contact! To be heard. To receive. To feel. To interact. And that was just the beginning! SpageAgeSage - Lori Photo credit: speech path girl
Hello? Is anyone home? I have a message Id like to share with you. Hello? Is anyone listening? I really need to tell you about. Michael VanDervort
Have faith. Life's too short. Show grace, seek peace. Work hard. Break the tension. Seek joy helping others. Never assume. Always improve. Find what's fun. VanillaCokehead Kelly Erickson Email subject like a bow on a present My feelings summed up in keystrokes, commanding you: Smile! Laugh! Miss me? Open with a grin, dear.
Women around the world share their stories Bringing hope and inspiration Connecting with women living in poverty In turn, they invest in changing their world wonderwebby Photo credit: farm3/static
Years ago, closest friends were physically closest. Neighbors knew everything. Today, social networks are recreating an idea of local where once again neighbors know all. Luke Gedeon Image credit: Wikipedia
Kara
W e need to rally around ourselves, our community, and thecore existence of showing and expressing ourhopes and dreams, not just selling ourart. Damien Franco
Then Grey skies, time flies; many sighs - Sad eyes, soulful cries; progress dies. Now Blue bird, friends heard; kind word - Hope spurred, undeterred; joy occurred! Robert Hruzek
When you are far away Avital And out of my reach, I know we breathe the same air And watch the same sky; Im happy again.
Each of us reflects light differently, but all of us together paint the world. Branches both uphold our lives and provide a means to share. Todd Smith
happiness is my work bliss. Because without you there is no me. Your joy is mine and it is why I go on. Karl - Work Happy Now!
Tapestry Each person A thread, a color In a tapestry woven. Weaving, blending Single threads entwined Each thread a place As patterns grow To beauty reveal. Connected Creativity
Live the Philosophy that Imperfect Action is better than No Action. It may never be perfect, so keep taking Imperfect Action and live perfectly imperfect. Giovanna Garcia Image credit: istock
Lives connect In ways unrealized A word, A smile or A helping hand One life a stranger touches, That touch extends More lives to mend. Shadows Edge
Break bread with me through the blogging medium my sisters and brothers; crawl through the ether that both binds us and defines our limits. Bob Whaley
Moment in time, Make or Break moment- When approached with listening ears, Empathetic heart and desire to relate, Connects us long after the moment passes. Make or Break Moments
I see you. Not for what you might do for me or to me. I see you want to know you change the world together. Karl Edwards
From Ben-Hur and Crazy Horse to cigarette boats , we equate equus with power. Listen to its Neigh and brand your voice . Google juice , anyone? Ari Herzog
Mother Earth the sun ended today autumn bursts of color come to view a golden sea of yellow fallen glowing burnt sienna crunchy crunched under my feet Image credit: flickr image
A bloggers words may grow icy with frost; a published presence, subscriptions lost. But wireless pathways and creative minds, share colourful comments that forever bind. Davina
How are we connected? Surely not by wires and photons and beams. No, the things that unite us are ideas and feelings and beautiful dreams. WriteScribe
Life is NOT a journey in which you tip-toe to the grave, but rather you slide in loudly proclaiming, WOW, what a ride!! Mark Salinas
Please take responsibility for your actions now, because what YOU sow, all our children will reap in the future. Go on, make it something excellent. ZenCookbooks
Connections arent about how close you can get, how far you travel, or how long youve known someone; its about reaching across to their heart. Todd Jordan
Amy Derby Stacy Lang Karin H schizo Chris Brogan Luke Gedeon Kara Robert Hruzek Todd Jordan Avital Todd Smith Bob Whaley Karl Edwards Davina Mark Salinas WriteScribe Joanna Young David Taboada 78% water, 12% caffeine SpageAgeSage - Lori Michael VanDervort VanillaCokehead Wonderwebby Heather Rast Kelly Erickson Work Happy Now! Connected Creativity Giovanna Garcia Shadows Edge Make or Break Moments Damien Franco Unmarked photos from sxc.hu 25 Words that Connect Us make us better, make us stronger, Make us more vibrant, more intelligent, more flexible, more fluent, more creative, more . . . Liz Strauss

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  • 1. 25 Words that Connect Us 31 Writers Put Their Thoughts in Precisely 25 Words
  • 2. 25 Words that Connect Us 25 words or 25 people, linked meaningfully make sense. Theyre better. Get the right thought connecting them, whos to say they cant change the world? Liz Strauss
  • 3. Enabling technologies are ubiquitous and available to almost everyone. But connectivity does not necessarily produce unity. Unity is a spiritual issue, not a technology solution. David Taboada
  • 4. Because of you Ive built a spare room inside my head, stocked it with fingerpaint and sidewalk chalk just to see how you would decorate. Amy Derby
  • 5. Sometimes I forget Have to stop and ask myself: Have we met? Knowing you so well Through the power of your words Like friends forever. Joanna Young
  • 6. My hair, mamas eyebrows, grandmas face. Little girl laughs, draws smiles, touches hearts. Share your love, grow beautiful, change the world. Stacy Lang 2 At the moment I see the sun go down some of my connected friends see the sun high Where their morning coffee is my lunchtime. Karin H 2
  • 7. Pain war suffering sorrow selfishness deceit pettiness narrow-mindedness kindness empathy sacrifice love vulnerability hope light and day, red blood universal bonds unifying bondage oneness schizo What connects us can also divide us.
  • 8. And then I remember I dont know what you look like 78% water, 12% caffeine on some nights I look up and I think the moon has your face
  • 9. It will ALWAYS be about people first. Words are loose bridges of intention, and we use them to connect our ideas to other good people. Chris Brogan
  • 10. Connections are about reaching and sustaining synergy with a target or audience; value must be generously gifted if it is to be reciprocated. Heather Rast
  • 11. You reached out, used my name, and replied. First contact! To be heard. To receive. To feel. To interact. And that was just the beginning! SpageAgeSage - Lori Photo credit: speech path girl
  • 12. Hello? Is anyone home? I have a message Id like to share with you. Hello? Is anyone listening? I really need to tell you about. Michael VanDervort
  • 13. Have faith. Life's too short. Show grace, seek peace. Work hard. Break the tension. Seek joy helping others. Never assume. Always improve. Find what's fun. VanillaCokehead Kelly Erickson Email subject like a bow on a present My feelings summed up in keystrokes, commanding you: Smile! Laugh! Miss me? Open with a grin, dear.
  • 14. Women around the world share their stories Bringing hope and inspiration Connecting with women living in poverty In turn, they invest in changing their world wonderwebby Photo credit: farm3/static
  • 15. Years ago, closest friends were physically closest. Neighbors knew everything. Today, social networks are recreating an idea of local where once again neighbors know all. Luke Gedeon Image credit: Wikipedia
  • 16. Kara
  • 17. W e need to rally around ourselves, our community, and thecore existence of showing and expressing ourhopes and dreams, not just selling ourart. Damien Franco
  • 18. Then Grey skies, time flies; many sighs - Sad eyes, soulful cries; progress dies. Now Blue bird, friends heard; kind word - Hope spurred, undeterred; joy occurred! Robert Hruzek
  • 19. When you are far away Avital And out of my reach, I know we breathe the same air And watch the same sky; Im happy again.
  • 20. Each of us reflects light differently, but all of us together paint the world. Branches both uphold our lives and provide a means to share. Todd Smith
  • 21. happiness is my work bliss. Because without you there is no me. Your joy is mine and it is why I go on. Karl - Work Happy Now!
  • 22. Tapestry Each person A thread, a color In a tapestry woven. Weaving, blending Single threads entwined Each thread a place As patterns grow To beauty reveal. Connected Creativity
  • 23. Live the Philosophy that Imperfect Action is better than No Action. It may never be perfect, so keep taking Imperfect Action and live perfectly imperfect. Giovanna Garcia Image credit: istock
  • 24. Lives connect In ways unrealized A word, A smile or A helping hand One life a stranger touches, That touch extends More lives to mend. Shadows Edge
  • 25. Break bread with me through the blogging medium my sisters and brothers; crawl through the ether that both binds us and defines our limits. Bob Whaley
  • 26. Moment in time, Make or Break moment- When approached with listening ears, Empathetic heart and desire to relate, Connects us long after the moment passes. Make or Break Moments
  • 27. I see you. Not for what you might do for me or to me. I see you want to know you change the world together. Karl Edwards
  • 28. From Ben-Hur and Crazy Horse to cigarette boats , we equate equus with power. Listen to its Neigh and brand your voice . Google juice , anyone? Ari Herzog
  • 29. Mother Earth the sun ended today autumn bursts of color come to view a golden sea of yellow fallen glowing burnt sienna crunchy crunched under my feet Image credit: flickr image
  • 30. A bloggers words may grow icy with frost; a published presence, subscriptions lost. But wireless pathways and creative minds, share colourful comments that forever bind. Davina
  • 31. How are we connected? Surely not by wires and photons and beams. No, the things that unite us are ideas and feelings and beautiful dreams. WriteScribe
  • 32. Life is NOT a journey in which you tip-toe to the grave, but rather you slide in loudly proclaiming, WOW, what a ride!! Mark Salinas
  • 33. Please take responsibility for your actions now, because what YOU sow, all our children will reap in the future. Go on, make it something excellent. ZenCookbooks
  • 34. Connections arent about how close you can get, how far you travel, or how long youve known someone; its about reaching across to their heart. Todd Jordan
  • 35. Amy Derby Stacy Lang Karin H schizo Chris Brogan Luke Gedeon Kara Robert Hruzek Todd Jordan Avital Todd Smith Bob Whaley Karl Edwards Davina Mark Salinas WriteScribe Joanna Young David Taboada 78% water, 12% caffeine SpageAgeSage - Lori Michael VanDervort VanillaCokehead Wonderwebby Heather Rast Kelly Erickson Work Happy Now! Connected Creativity Giovanna Garcia Shadows Edge Make or Break Moments Damien Franco Unmarked photos from sxc.hu 25 Words that Connect Us make us better, make us stronger, Make us more vibrant, more intelligent, more flexible, more fluent, more creative, more . . . Liz Strauss