[Rhodes22-list] Not exactly about sailing

[Blue Heron]

This is more about the bursting-forth-of-inner-beauty theme of spring.

"Let me set the scene.

"You're a dowdy 47-year-old from Northern England. "Never been married,
never been kissed." No love in your life. No job. No luck.

"But you have a gift within you. And you know it.

"And you've somehow managed to make your way onto a TV Show called
"Britain's Got Talent" and you are now standing on a national stage.

"The crowd is hooting with derision. That smarmy judge on the left is
snickering at you. Simon Cowell is rolling his eyes. Everybody is pretty
much certain that "little old you" is going to crash and burn in a way that
will be hilarious to all.

"You've "never been given a chance before." And it's pretty easy for
everybody to understand why. You're an odd-looking lady from the North. They
are serving you up to the laughing wolves for the sake of the television
audience. This is going to be funny.

"What do you do?

"What *do you do?*

"Well, if you're my new personal hero Susan Boyle, you wrap your two hands
around the microphone and slowly focus and...

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"Then you sing your song to the rafters. Your lift your voice to the
heavens. You give a life-defining performance, and you sing an audience of
millions into tears.

"You hit your high note and bring a lump to the throat of the judges.

"You bring the audience to their feet and watch as they realize they can't
possibly reach their hands high enough in the sky to applaud you.

"You inspire a planet.

"You knew you had the gift within you. You just needed to be given a chance,
that's all you ever wanted.

"And when you got your chance, you shined brighter than any starlet or
supermodel ever could.

"Readers, I know I've learned a very important lesson from Susan Boyle this
morning...

*"Dream Your Dream.*

"Warmest Regards,
[image: Marc Cenedella]
Marc Cenedella
Founder & CEO
TheLadders.com, Inc. "