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Vincent van Gogh - "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to
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  kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm our host Andrew Mcgibbon for September 15th.
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  Today is International dot Day celebration that might sound
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  simple but carries profound meaning.
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  International dot Day began when teacher Terry Shea introduced
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  his classroom to Peter H Rounds but the dot on September 15th,
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  2009. The story follows a young girl
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  named Vashti who believes she cannot draw.
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  Her teacher encourages her just to make a single mark on the
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  page and see where it takes her. That single dot becomes the
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  beginning of an artistic journey.
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  What started as one teacher inspiring creativity in his
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  classroom has now become a global celebration of
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  creativity, courage, and collaboration that's observed in
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  schools and communities worldwide.
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  And that brings us to today's quote from Vincent van Gogh, who
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  once said great things are not done by impulse, but by a series
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  of small things brought together.
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  Van Gogh's words capture the essence of International dot Day
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  perfectly. Think about it.
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  Every masterpiece, every breakthrough, every moment of
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  creative genius starts with something incredibly small.
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  A single brush stroke. A simple mark.
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  A dot in the dot. Young Dashti learns this exact
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  lesson. Her teacher doesn't ask her to
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  paint the Sistine Chapel, just to make a mark and see where it
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  takes her. That one small dot becomes the
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  foundation for discovering her artistic voice.
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  Van Gogh himself understood this deeply.
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  His iconic paintings weren't created through grand gestures,
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  but through thousands of individual brush strokes, each
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  one a small decision, a tiny mark that contributed to
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  something greater. Each dot of paint in starry
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  night, each careful stroke in his sunflowers, each small thing
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  brought together to create lasting beauty.
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  The same principle applies in everyday life.
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  Want to write a book? Start with a sentence.
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  Want to get healthier? Start with one walk.
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  Want to learn something new? Start with one lesson.
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  The dot isn't the destination, it's the beginning of the
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  journey. As you go about your day, think
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  about Van Gogh's wisdom. Great things are built from
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  small things brought together. What's one small mark you can
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  make today towards something that matters to you?
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  Maybe it's writing one paragraph of that story you've been
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  thinking about. Maybe it's taking one photo for
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  that project you want to start. Maybe it's making one phone call
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  to reconnect with someone you miss.
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  Remember, Van Gogh didn't become Van Gogh overnight, he became
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  Van Gogh 1 breaststroke at a time, 1 dot at a time, which is
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  basically one small decision at a time.
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  That's going to do it for today. Thanks for starting your day
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  with the daily quote or maybe ending your day, whatever time
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  of day you're listening to the daily quote.
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  I'm Anna McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.