The Fruits of Our Labours

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“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” Frank Scully

Thanks Kelly!

It reminds me of my childhood adventures on the Meyer Farm in Franklin Centre and my love for Macintosh apples!

Back in the day when apples were more organic, nothing beat the taste of an apple fresh from the orchard. The ones on the ground were often bruised but were yummy in cakes and apple sauce. The Meyer’s also made cider, something I would grow to appreciate as I got older.

We ate the ones we could reach on the branches. They were so juicy and sweet.

Apples gathered by workers on ladders were the best of all; that coveted fruit out on the limb that brought with it an element of risk, yet promised the greatest reward.

In real life we make decisions every day about the things we’ll go out on the limb for. It depends on what we need. It depends on our passions and ambitions. And when we do go out on a limb, it’s because we’ve decided the risk is worth it.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

What do you go out on a limb for?

Poking the Bear

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If you want truly to understand something, try to change it. ~ Kurt Lewin

You know how sometimes, you read something and all of a sudden it makes total sense?

That’s what happened when I read this quote yesterday.

It hit me in the face like a two-by-four!

It came at me like an anvil dropping on my head!

Of course! This makes so much sense!

Doesn’t science employ this technique by introducing a foreign variable when trying to understand how something ticks? Haven’t we come to understand many things so much better because of this?

But it can be like poking a bear!

Have you ever tried suggesting a new idea to a group that’s been doing things the same way forever? Did it result in blank faces looking back at you? Did it give rise to fierce opposition? If they bought the idea, did it pay off?

When you poke the bear, you’re taking a risk. You can’t really be sure how it will turn out.

Is poking the bear worth it?

Sure, it can be downright frightening.

But it can also lead to better understanding.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Do you poke the bear?