Inspiring Moments in Poetic Tweets… & Happy 5th Anniversary, Twitter!
By Martie Hevia | Blue Beach Song™
If you follow me on Twitter or have seen my Twitter widget on the sidebar of this blog, then you know that I ‘tweet’… and I may be a wee bit addicted.
(For my parents, no worries, it is not a medical condition and it is not illegal.)
What I love most about Twitter is the access to information directly from the sources as news happens – it is like my morning newspaper. And to that I am a bit addicted. But I also “tweet,” writing 140-character messages about current events, research I’m doing, great articles I’ve read, useful resources and websites, funny videos, pertinent or favorite quotes, politics, art, media, recipes, articles or blog posts I’ve written, songs I’ve composed and recorded, new product designs I’ve made with my photography and graphic designs, and, yes, the weather… among countless other things… and I send it off into cyberspace!
There is so much in the world to talk about, but if you ask me what I tweet about most, perhaps I would say politics and government – I think it is our duty as citizens in a democracy to stay informed and share that information – it keeps our politicians honest and it helps us know for whom and for what we should vote in the next election. Twitter is a great tool for that – ask the protesters in Egypt who changed their country’s government in a matter of weeks.
So, when I noticed that someone who follows me on Twitter had put me on their “Inspiration-Motivation” list, I was a bit surprised. I share the occasional quote, but… really? I’m not trying to spread inspiration, not intentionally. Information and education? Sure. But I thought it was cool, nonetheless, that someone read something I tweeted and found it inspiring or motivating. What could that have been?
Going back through my tweets, I found a few that, if not inspirational, at least seemed a little poetic. As I read through my old tweets, I realized that without effort, Twitter was helping me capture little random (perhaps) inspiring moments, which normally would have passed with some notice, but without immortalization.
So, thank you, Twitter, for helping me capture these little snippets of thoughts and moments in my life… and Happy 5th Anniversary!
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/51070103470616576
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/49964499503022080
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/16314900830
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/15219097228
A beautiful morning turned into a dark and cloudy day. I hope it rains. -M (C:
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) May 25, 2010
The battle of spring continues to play out in the Bay Area… sun or rain, cold or warm, wind or calm…? Patience. We know who wins. -M (C:
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) May 17, 2010
Your ethical standards, I have always said, are exemplified by what you do when you know that no one is looking. -Martie Hevia/BlueBeachSong
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 27, 2010
The best way out is through. -Robert Frost | And usually this is true, but if you have to go over it, under it, or around it, then do it. -M
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 27, 2010
Neither in biz or in life is it ever okay to take advantage of someone's ignorance, weakness, naivete, gullibility, or kind-heart. -Martie
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 26, 2010
The winds sporadically violent, the rains are taking a rest, the dark skies warn of more to come… Time to bake some cookies!
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 12, 2010
Shades, floppy hat, baseball game playing on my strapped on Walkman radio (yes, still have one of those!) and the perfect day for gardening.
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 9, 2010
The skies are blue, the temperature is warm with a gentle breeze, the flowers blooming, the bees-a-buzzing, hmmm… drink it all in! -Martie
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) April 7, 2010
Today is the beginning of the Vernal Equinox – Spring Equinox… Yay… Happy Spring! Go out and plant something or just lay under a tree!
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) March 20, 2010
Gorgeous day: high 60s/low 70s, blue skies, blueberry bush & wysteria vine are blooming, herbs are rebounding, a perfect day to garden!
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) March 18, 2010
The morning battles with itself between blue skies and soft skies. I know the feeling.
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) March 7, 2010
Baseball's in the air… & in the freshly cut grass, & dirt diamonds, & cactus & citrus leagues… & mitts, balls, bats… Yay! Play Ball!
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) March 3, 2010
Gorgeously beautiful day, skies so blue, they seem unreal. I hear my camera & Miata begging for a top-down hilly country-backroads drive (C;
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) February 27, 2010
Partisan politics is passe. The way to the future is through open-minded, free-thinking people. Governance is 2 important for games. -Martie
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) February 26, 2010
Quiet, dark, drizzly, windy, wet day… perfect for writing & creating, introspection & inspiration! (C:(Off to work on my music & books.)
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) February 23, 2010
Blog: "…principles should not be traded in for campaign contributions, and campaign promises should mean something." http://wp.me/pzaJs-5k
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) February 22, 2010
Going to bed to the rhythmic sounds of the dripping drops of rain.
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) February 22, 2010
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/9435981854
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/9162504002
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/9061867102
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/8911030066
Another perfect day – blue skies with no end & soft rolling hillsides painted in grass so green you'd think you were in a painting! (*sigh*)
— Blue Beach Song™ 😷 @BlueBeachSong@Mastodon.Online (@BlueBeachSong) January 31, 2010
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/8251997002
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/8213072908
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/6256540546
http://twitter.com/#!/BlueBeachSong/status/5906519775
Martie Hevia © 2011 | All Rights Reserved
I’m proud to follow you on Twitter amiga
Tania Azevedo
Thanks, Tania, and I enjoy following you, @superfan33, on Twitter as well! -Martie