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When I go to a
circus, I am thrilled most by the aerialists. . . those daring
flyers who swing high on a trapeze and then launch themselves into
space to be caught by another aerialist hanging by his or her
knees on an opposite trapeze. Recently, I watched a man who
is said to be the first person ever to successfully make a triple
somersault and a twist as he flew through the air to the
catcher on the other trapeze!
Circus acrobats
are always daring to do something different; they have the courage
to attempt the impossible. The creative adventure of their
lives is to do something in their particular profession that has
never been done before--and then to keep doing it! If a
flyer misses their catcher and falls to the net below, or if they
fail in a new trick, they don't give up. If they're really
good, they climb up the rope ladder to the platform, take off into
the air, and try again!
What can
creative people learn from this? How about more somersaults
and twists in your thinking? How about taking a perilous
flight through mental space by doing some different
thinking? How about standing on your head and seeing the
world from a new angle?
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