So let me tell you what a "word nerd" I felt like this morning when I squealed with excitement at seeing Liz Strauss' 25-word writing project on Twitter. Her blog post inviting everyone to participate says it all: It's about inspiration.

But for me, it turned into a little writing game. I just let the words flow into a complete sentence, just as she suggested.

31 words.

I edited one verb that I wasn't very thrilled with.

33 words.

I removed a couple of instances of a word that I had used three times.

30 words.

Then, a couple of sips of coffee and it came to me. My 25 words on social media were complete!

When miles don't matter, ideas are shared, problems solved; when people you might never meet cross your path, that's when it is worth every second.