4/28/2024 0 Comments The dash on the tombstone poemAnd be less quick to anger And show appreciation more And love the people in our lives Like we’ve never loved before. If we could just slow down enough To consider what’s true and real And always try to understand The way other people feel. Are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left That can still be rearranged. What matters is how we live and love And how we spend our dash. And now only those who loved them Know what that little line is worth For it matters not, how much we own, The cars…the house…the cash. I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on the tombstone From the beginning…to the end He noted that first came the date of birth And spoke the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years For that dash represents all the time That they spent alive on earth. Here is a poem that encourages us to be in the moment…fully present. We’re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa & we’ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.In my February newsletter, I shared my reflection on trying not to focus so much on “the before” & “the future” at the expense of living the now, the present, between the beginning and the end, the dash between two moments. Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you’ll meet these everyday heroes & hear their incredible stories: He’s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes that there’s good news all around us. Click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque – South Africa’s very own Good Things Guy. Have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on Facebook & Twitter to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by clicking here. Download the Good Things Guy App now on Apple or Google. Sources: The Dash Poem (By Linda Ellis) Don’t ever miss the Good Things. Would you be proud of the things they say Watch: Douglas Murray Exposes Corruption in South African Government, Calls for Action Ahead of Elections.He noted that first came the date of birth He referred to the dates on the tombstone Read the poem below: The Dash Poem (By Linda Ellis) The book captures and expands upon the theme of the original poem: It’s not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year. and spoke the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all. The poem later became a book: The Dash – Making a Difference with Your Life and has now sold over one million copies. He noted that first came the date of birth. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre (who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production), and starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, with Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, and Dana Delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by Robert Mitchum. It has become an enduring phenomenon that touches hearts to this day. Tombstone is a 1993 American Western film directed by George P. I will remember when I brake to a stop, and a hubcap rolls through the intersection. when nine ravens perched in the elm sway in wind. In a month, you will forget, then remember. Messages came in from people around the world eager to tell Linda how her words had touched their hearts. A spring snow coincides with plum blossoms. When an announcer read ‘The Dash’ aloud on a syndicated radio program, it became an instant, meteoric success and set a new trajectory for the next 20+ years of her life. Global (07 March 2022) – Linda Ellis’ poem called ‘The Dash’ illustrates the importance of the ‘little line’ that is written between the date of a person’s birth and the date of their passing.Įllis started writing poems as a child, a talent inherited from her Irish grandmother. It’s not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year.
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