Michigan Tourism Ads
Recently I’ve started hearing these ads for Tourism Michigan. Never been, never plan on going. But some of the writing is fantastic. So here are some of the quotes from the ads, minus the hoopla about going to Michigan.
”Enjoy The Ride,’ if that’s the meaning of life, then life should be a joy ride. Life should be a thrill ride. Life can be a party, life can be a roller coaster. Sometimes it has it’s ups, sometimes it has it’s downs. But one thing’s for sure, it’s always an adventure’
”Saturday Morning,’ It’s what we look forward to each week. We punch our clocks, we crunch our numbers and reply-all to our emails, just so we can wake up on Saturday, put on our comfy clothes, and do whatever we want.’
”Time,’ too often we fill it up with things we have to do, and use it to see the people we have to see. But when we spend time with those we love, in places where families feel like family again, we appreciate the true value of time.’
‘Whatever happened to play time? Somewhere between school and careers, we lost the time we longed for most. The time when we could do anything we wanted. Play time. Two words that inspire imagination, inspire laughter, inspire dreams.’
”The beaten path.’ we take it to work, we take it to run errands. We take it so much we don’t even see it anymore. But there are places off the beaten path that hold untapped treasures, the places found on the road less traveled.’
‘25,000 mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. We spend them on treadmills, we spend them in traffic, and if we get lucky, really lucky, it dawns on us to go spend them in a place where a simple sunrise can still be magic.. 25,000 mornings..’
‘They used to call it ‘being stubborn.’ when you refuse to follow the crowd.’ (from an add entitled ‘being original’)
‘Our own backyard, playing in it was always an adventure. The garden became the deepest, darkest rain forest. Running through the sprinkler was like shooting the rapids. The rustle of fallen leaves were ghosts in the graveyard, and the sandbox became the deep craters we walked on the moon. Our backyard is still here, offering more adventure than ever before.’
”Gone Fishing,’ it’s a sign we’ve seen in windows of barber shops and corner stores for years. It means we’ve locked up and headed off to do something we love. A little sign that says so much–about our need to fill our lungs with fresh air, to stretch, to laugh, to simply get out and play.’
