some ideas drift in—
like a tide pulling up to shore.
others?
they reverberate.
they move through space,
bounce, reflect, expand.
some dissolve on impact.
some ripple outward.
some return stronger than before.
—
some brush past.
noticed, but not held.
some settle in.
quiet at first,
but shifting something underneath.
and then there are the ones
that move through you—
changing the way you think,
the way you see.
those are the ones that stay.
—
is it timing?
is it relevance?
is it something we’ve already been searching for
without even knowing it?
or maybe it’s alignment—
a thought hitting just the right frequency,
resonating with something we already knew,
but hadn’t named yet.
because the strongest ideas don’t just arrive.
they merge.
—
every thought sends a signal.
but the ones that echo?
they:
they don’t just exist.
they expand.
—
so maybe the question isn’t:
"how do I get people to notice this?"
maybe it’s:
"how do I create something that stays with them?"
—
Until next time,
Riley
P.S. The most powerful ideas aren’t the ones that demand attention. They’re the ones that return.
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