To tell a better story
I finished Don Miller’s “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” a few days ago; it made me want to marry him even more.
The book was very moody. It had the structure of “Blue Like Jazz” (more like a memoir than SFGKW or TPD), but had the tone of “Through Painted Deserts” – thought-provoking, contemplative. It made me moody too.
Don talks about Story, about how he didn’t find his story worthy of the big screen, and how he tries to change that. So Don rides a bike across America. He hikes in Peru. He starts a non-profit.
Don talks about living a better story, which made me consider my current story. I go to class. I drink a lot of coffee. I have interesting conversations … sometimes.
I know I’m in college and that limits my freedom to live a bigger story, but it doesn’t stop me either. Gosh, all this talk of being World Changers here at IWU has gotten to me. I really do want to change the world. I was made for greatness, as Pastor DeNeff would say. I’m not designed to sit on my hands, drag myself from class to class and settle for banality.
I like what these guys at TellABetterStory.ning are doing. They’re just a couple of college kids (like me!) trying to shake things up.
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November 4, 2009