Linda shares her message of joy, hope, and positive energy through uplifting stories, essays, and poetry, along with tales of people who have been 'touched by the dash,' including Bob Dole, legendary football coach Lou Holtz, and American Idol winner David Cook. Live Your Dash captures and expands upon the theme of the original poem: It's not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year. That was the beginning of an enduring phenomenon. Calls came in from people around the country eager to tell Linda how her words had touched their hearts. Calls came in from people around the country eager to tell Linda how her words had touched their hearts. In 1996, an announcer read Linda Elliss poem The Dash aloud on a syndicated radio programand, to her surprise, it became an instant, meteoric success. He noted that first came the date of birth And spoke the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years. In 1996, an announcer read Linda's Ellis's poem 'The Dash' aloud on a syndicated radio program-and, to her surprise, it became an instant, meteoric success. I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on the tombstone From the beginningto the end. Was the dash between those years For that dash represents all the time That they spent alive on earth. He noted that first came the date of her birth The Dash is based upon the world famous poem of the same name by Linda Ellis and includes a collection of stories about people whose lives were impacted by this. He referred to the dates on her tombstone

Dash poem by linda ellis