The Dash Rhetorical Devices

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To Dream Big is to break free from conventional thinking, to envision your life transformed in pursuit of your aspirations. When we change the way we think about things, the things we think about change. I firmly believe that there’s no better moment than the present to embark on a change in mindset, a paradigm shift, which is a prerequisite for actualizing your dreams. One little poem forever changed my thinking.

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve read something that stopped me in my tracks.words that bypassed my brain and went straight to the heart. This was the case with a sweet little book I read years ago called “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. Here is an excerpt.

“The Dash” by Linda Ellis “I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone. From the beginning.to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke of the following dates with tears. but he said what mattered most of all. was the dash between those years. …show more content…
For it matters not how much we own, the cars.the house.the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.”

Dream Big: So what has this to do with Dream Big? I believe we have a gloriously beautiful future that will emerge in the coming years. To bring forth this magnificent future, it’s essential to nurture it within our hearts. Our “Dash” represents a fleeting moment in time, and how we utilize it is within our control. Through our choices and attitudes, we wield the power to impact lives positively or negatively each day.

George Washington Carver said, “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have all of
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