Bold, Silly and Stupid

Each morning we walk our dogs just before the sunrises and on our way to Starbucks we usually listen to NPR or the local news station. Today they were highlighting the birth of William Shakespeare and describing that they were taking one of his works on the road to every county in the world. The person narrating this section quickly stated how this was totally bold, stupid and silly but clearly worth attempting. I wonder how many of us need to start acting in this bold, silly and stupid fashion.

I’m reading a book on the promise of a pencil that is a story about how normal people can do incredible things to change the world. I know that there are many today who are catching the vision of doing something with their life that counts and makes a difference. The opportunity is for those that are doing bold, silly and ‘stupid’ things to go out of their way to include others so they too can make their lives count.

It is so easy to feel as if your life doesn’t really matter and that you could never be the one to do something outside the box that influences others and changes the culture of negativity or selfishness. I’m around a lot of kids, teens and adults who are discovering that they do matter and that by touching another person with kindness or a listening ear they will change the world around them.

So how is it possible to go from talking about something to actually doing something tangible with your life? I think it is so important to open our eyes up to the world around you. So often most of us don’t even know our neighbors or fellow workers in the cubical across from you. So what’s it going to be? What for someone else to step up and do something that makes a difference or consider looking, listening and then acting in a way that will transform your life and the life of someone around you. 

So decide to be bold, silly and stupid today!