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Living a Better Story by Losing
I think in stories now. I could blame Donald Miller for that but mostly I would just thank him. I would thank him because I’m living better stories now than I was four years ago. In some ways, I had no where to go but up. Four years ago I was thawing out from a long season of depression and burnout which had immobilized me in a lot of ways. The “Great Thaw of 2009” coincided with the release of Miller’s book “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years“. It just so happened that it was released the week of my annual Introvert…
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Gutting Fish and Talking to Weeds: A Better Story
A few months ago, I made the decision to write a better story. Not a literal story (yet). Instead, I decided to live a better story with my life. If you are familiar with author Donald Miller than you are probably familiar with the language of “living a better story”. It is the central theme of his book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. I read that book annually since it was published in 2009 and I’ve taken a couple of sporadic steps to live a better story – like booking a trip to Uganda or getting out of…
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Living a Better Story
One of my favorite authors is Donald Miller. He authored one of my favorite books Blue Like Jazz. I still remember exactly where I was when I read that book right after it was published. Sitting on a rough couch in a condo down south on vacation with my parents. I don’t remember why I picked up the book but I did. And in reading it, I discovered that I wasn’t alone in my thoughts about faith, spirituality and religion. There is so much comfort that can be found in knowing you aren’t alone. Don Miller has written several other…