I don’t know how many there are.
Millions? Billions?
I do know they’re alone and wandering. They have been abandoned and forgotten.
How did they get here?
Fear.
Not their fear. Ours.
They are idea orphans. Former hopes, dreams and aspirations who have no guardians.
They were once filled with energy and hope. Now they have no purpose, no passion, no life.
What ideas did you give up on? What dream did you abandon?
Perhaps they’re still here, at the orphanage. You know they’re yours. They stare back with your eyes. They call out with your voice. You both long to be reunited.
What is keeping you apart? Is it fear?
Will you let that fear come between you again?
or
Will you boldly reclaim your ideas – your dreams… today?
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Bret
April 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am
This leaves me wanting more. I’m guessing it depends on the “orphan” for how the “adoption” process could proceed. There is a 2 year-old at the orphanage I would like to reclaim. Still trying to figure out if you challenged me here or ticked me off (in a friendly way).
DUST!N
April 28th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Trust me Bret, I know what you mean. I wrote this out of personal experience.
We need to get ticked off sometimes, don’t we? I’m glad to supply the cattle prod.
The Friendly Neighborhood Piper
April 30th, 2008 at 12:59 am
OK, if no one wants them…i’ll take’em! you see…i’m barren. But i sure like helping people manage theirs. I guess i’m a little like BASF…”We may not make alot of the products you buy, we make alot of the products you buy…better.”
DUST!N
May 1st, 2008 at 9:29 am
Piper,
Great idea! I think I’ll start an Idea Adoption Center.
Reclaiming Your Orphans - Casual Fridays
May 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am
[…] I got some correspondence on The Idea Orphanage that encouraged me to share advise on reclaiming your idea orphans. I guess it would be rather cruel to raise awareness of the lost and abandoned without giving a way for you to help. So, here are a few ways to get the adoption process started: […]