It seems I've always felt different. Not in a bad way (except on a down day), but I think I always knew that I was just not the normal lot. I am a thinker. A dreamer. A doer. I can play and really get into almost anything giving it 150%. I've also learned I'm adaptable --- life has had its inherent twists and turns, missteps, milestones and miracles. Through it all, I never felt light and carefree, as much as driven to make a contribution. Sometimes, I long for the easy time, do you? ...and when I am just burned out on it all, I wonder why and how I got this way.
Recently, I ran across a writing by Steve Jobs (co-founders of APPLE). I had saved several years ago. It is a time reading. He seemed to be cheering me on. I felt so accepted and understood for a moment. It seems from his perspective it is cool to be just a little different. See if you agree...
Here's to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes. Yes!
The ones who see things differently. Yes! Yes!
They're not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward. Yes! This is what I want to do!
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do."
—Steve Jobs, Apple C.E.O.
So I will face tomorrow feeling renewed with encouragement to keep on keeping on!
How about you?
Debbe
Debbe Kennedy
Founder, Global Dialogue Center
Home of Women in the Lead
author, Putting Our Differences to Work
www.puttingourdifferencestowork.com
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