Tuesday, June 22, 2010

You have to let the balloon go if you want to see it fly.
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    True Dat =)

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  2. Cat Wisdom 101June 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    Good one. I got an immediate visual of the floating balloon in the French film The Red Balloon.

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  3. AgapiStudiosJune 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    yep ...

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  4. LizJune 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    First fill it with something lighter than the air you breathe out.
    Unless you are a dragon of course!

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  5. JudieJune 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Good one, Marty! I am a fan of balloons, and bubbles.

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  6. Angelia SimsJune 22, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    Nothing as uplifting as watching it float away and the possibilities of it's journey.

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  7. shanaz@RSJune 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    I can't stand the sound of a bursting balloon, yes it's better to let it fly. Haha.

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  8. AnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    Unless, of course, it's a lead balloon... ;)

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  9. AnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    Don't know the author, but this is a good one:
    “Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky - fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will”

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  10. MelJune 23, 2010 at 3:38 AM

    Fear that it will not keeps you clutching at the tether.

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  11. Kenia SantosJune 23, 2010 at 6:14 AM

    One of the most beautiful things I've read from you so far, Marty. Thanks for such brilliance.

    Kiss your cheeks.

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  12. mtyler77June 23, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    What is more wondrous? I love seeing children playing with balloons (or kites). Again, images of summer!

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  13. The Guy's PerspectiveJune 23, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Of course these days we're told not to let go. Bad for the environment. Interesting coincidence.

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  14. KeyaraJune 23, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    But I like my balloon!! :-(

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  15. SingerJune 23, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    Got it! ;-)

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  16. Colleen LoehrJune 23, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Why do I feel such reluctance to letting go? What is this tendency to cling? What is the inertia that keeps holding onto "the way I see things"?

    Giving up is the only gain.

    When the balloon is released
    it flies.

    Thanks n.p.

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  17. Bill WilliamsJune 24, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    so very true!!! and it is also true of your kids when they are adults!!!

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