Monday, July 22, 2013

That's not real

Out my airplane window
How damaging is the phrase, "that's not real [whateverthetopic]." Like, "that's not a real small town" or "that's not real work."

I was having a conversation about small towns. The other person said, "Retail isn't real economic development."

The more I think about that, the more it worries me. Who decides what's real? I'm thinking absolute statements of what qualifies as "real" crowd out the search for relative solutions.

I know I can only do one thing for small towns. I can help make more prosperous entrepreneurs, and then they can help the town with more resources to decide for themselves what's real.

2 comments:

  1. Beautifully written Becky. Speaks to the HEART from the SOUL.
    Here is to REAL Success and that is defined by the person themselves.

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    1. Thank you, Debbie. It's also a good reminder for me to not make these pronouncements to others.

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