Radiate

Sun.
Sunshine.

I was driving today and thinking about what a difference there is in those two words to me though they are used interchangeably at times.

One is bright and hot.
The other is bright, warm, radiating, encompassing, (and sometimes wears a smiley face).

The difference is all in the giving off...one IS and one RADIATES.
One sits in the sky. One changes the way life feels - the way people think and act.

That's really how it is for all of us.

The real difference between one person and the next...the one that matters most - it's not so much in the name, in the looks, in the face, in the voice. It's in what all of those things give off.

It's about more than our being - it's how our being radiates to those around us.

I personally prefer the people and the words that radiate big.

It's not enough just to be. You have to connect to make a difference.

Comments

Audrey said…
Yup! I agree! Radiate BIG!
March 15, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Natalie said…
What a great post! I was just about to write about something similar, and thought"I'll just do a bit of visiting first" Too funny.xx
March 16, 2009 at 5:56 AM
Chuck Dilmore said…
Very nice!
Thank you for this!

peace,
Chuck
March 17, 2009 at 1:04 AM
Nick James said…
Very interesting. You radiate big things--thats why I picked you as my sister...oh wait, I just got lucky.
March 17, 2009 at 7:01 PM
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