Thursday, November 11, 2010

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

Just finished reading this book by Donald Miller, and it really inspired/encouraged me to live a meaningful life, to "live a good story" with my life. 

Loved these quotes:

"Once you live a good story, you get a taste for a kind of meaning in life, and you can’t go back to being normal; you can’t go back to meaningless scenes stitched together by the forgettable thread of wasted time."

"Here’s the truth about telling stories with your life. It’s going to sound like a great idea, and you are going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you’re not going to want to do it...People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain."

"I think this is when most people give up on their stories. They come out of college wanting to change the world…But they get into the middle and discover it was harder than they thought. They can’t see the distant shore any more, and they wonder if their paddling is moving them forward… and they go looking for an easier story."