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“Michelangelo was walking down the street with his friend one day. As they passed a rock on the side of the road, the friend playfully kicked it. ‘Why did you kick that ?!!’ Michelangelo inquired, quite incensed. ‘What’s the big deal?’ his friend replied. ‘It’s just a rock.’ ‘No,’ Michelangelo said. ‘It’s an angel.’ <\/p>\n

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Several months later, Michelangelo invited his friend to his studio where he unveiled his newest sculpture. It was a beautifully carved angel. When his friend marveled at it, Michelangelo said, ‘You see, I told you it wasn’t a rock.'” – “Bringing the Story Home” by Lisa Lipkin<\/a><\/p>\n

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In 1994, I needed “something to tell the grandchildren.” So, I signed up to do a bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. And although many a people laughed, I completed the 7 day, 585 mile, journey. And since then, in support of the fight against the AIDS pandemic,<\/a> I have completed a total of 8 cycling journeys to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

In 1996, I had an idea of cycling the “South of France.” And although many a people laughed, I completed a solo bicycle tour in France. This tour covered Troyes, Chanttillon, Dijon, Dole, Besancon, Nimes, Montpellier, Beziers, Carcassonne, Toulouse, Montauban, Cahor, Brive, and Limoges, France.<\/p>\n

In the year 2000, I enrolled in a 2yr. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institue of San Francisco<\/a>. And although many a people laughed, I completed the two years of training. And since then, I have become a seasoned student of Yoga and an Iyengar Yoga teacher.<\/p>\n


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And now, I have choosen to reach out to Oprah Winfrey<\/a>. So, I created the An Invitation to Oprah Winfrey<\/a>. And although many a people laugh, one person is standing beside me …her name is Shiv<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Shiv and I may be crazy …but, we will flock together. Shiv is reaching out to Lance Armstrong<\/a>. I am reaching out to Oprah Winfrey<\/a>. We’ve termed it the “Mission in the Mission.” And although many a people laugh, we continue with the journey. ….<\/p>\n

So, as you go through your daily life, don’t laugh at the dreams of others because, it’s from the seed of a dream that beautiful gardens grow (smile).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Someone once said that a genius is someone who sees what everyone else sees but thinks what nobody else thinks . . .<\/p>\n

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. You can quote them. Disagree with them. Glorify or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
tony<\/div>\n

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