For the past several years I’ve been subscribing to several inspirational or spiritual daily quotes. Some are just the quote, some have the quote and then a short story or explanation that helps us to understand them and be able to embrace them in our lives. They are designed to touch us in some way, to spark something in us that nurtures us, causes us to change, to move from where we are.
What I’ve begun to notice is that long before Twitter, great minds realized the value of being profound in a few simple but powerful words. Most of these quotes are fewer than twelve words. With Twitter for example, communications researcher Friedhelm Hillebrand determined most sentences ended up less than 160 characters. This discovery led to text messages being 160 characters and tweets being 140 characters (the remaining 20 characters are for the user's unique address). Would this be the profound quote version of a tweet? Perhaps because of these daily messages I’ve begun to notice short and profound quotes in so many other areas of my life where someone is trying to make a point.
So how does this relate to the awareness of transformation and for the transformation itself? I’ve noticed my transformation hasn’t been a big thing that really hits me or where I wake up one day and there is a flashing sign saying “You need to do this”. I’ve noticed it’s a lot of little things, profound things, things in many areas of my life that, like a profound quote aren’t big but are designed to touch me, nurture me, change my perspective and cause me to move from where I am.
What I’ve begun to notice is that long before Twitter, great minds realized the value of being profound in a few simple but powerful words. Most of these quotes are fewer than twelve words. With Twitter for example, communications researcher Friedhelm Hillebrand determined most sentences ended up less than 160 characters. This discovery led to text messages being 160 characters and tweets being 140 characters (the remaining 20 characters are for the user's unique address). Would this be the profound quote version of a tweet? Perhaps because of these daily messages I’ve begun to notice short and profound quotes in so many other areas of my life where someone is trying to make a point.
So how does this relate to the awareness of transformation and for the transformation itself? I’ve noticed my transformation hasn’t been a big thing that really hits me or where I wake up one day and there is a flashing sign saying “You need to do this”. I’ve noticed it’s a lot of little things, profound things, things in many areas of my life that, like a profound quote aren’t big but are designed to touch me, nurture me, change my perspective and cause me to move from where I am.
Hi Sue - It is defintely eye opening to see how much can be reported in just a few words. I find this interesting. Short 'Tweets' or like your inspirational quotes can say so much in just a few words - and it is profound at what we learn. Thanks for your blog post.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Suzanne