No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ~Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society During our 31 days together, I’d like to keep weekends simple by sharing a quote or passage that fits in with our theme of speaking life. Happy weekend, folks. ………………. This post is the fourth in a series called 31 Days…
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Day 3: Coming out of hiding
I didn’t come from a household of emoters or yellers. Unlike many of my friend’s families, my parents never fought in front of us, and when correcting us they rarely raised their voices. I was a quiet, introverted kid from a quiet, introverted household. As I grew into my teen years, I started to experiment a little more with words….
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Day 2: In the beginning
When we talk about speaking life, we could move in a thousand different directions, and almost all of them lead to us standing in front of a mirror. Words of life begin and end with us, with our own mouths speaking out of the fullness of our heart. Before we go there, before we stand in front of a mirror…
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Day 1: Speaking Life
Because I have absolutely no planning skills whatsoever, and because I enjoy the intense stress and anxiety that comes with squeezing my Type B personality into a Type A framework, I woke up this morning and decided to join this lovely group of bloggers and writers for 31 days of writing this October. I kicked around a few ideas based…
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We can do hard things
On my final leg of this weekend’s race, I found myself running perpetually uphill with no shade. It was unseasonably hot, and the autumn leaves mocked me with their false promise of cooler weather. After running thirteen miles through the night, I slept for approximately two hours on a gym floor, before my final run. It also needs to be…
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