January 28, 2011

Bit of Inspiration.

"We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax, and the resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it? It might be time for you to go. It might be time to change, to shine out. I want to repeat one word one for: LEAVE. Roll the word around on your tongue for a bit. It is a beautiful word, isn't it? So strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted to be. And you will not be alone. You have never been alone. Don't worry. Everything will still be here when you get back. It is you who will have changed!"



- Donald Miller - from the Foreword of his book Painted Desert

Don't you just love this??  I am on a roll today with the quotes...but I just wanted to share some of the ones that truly inspire me!  After reading this one, I think - I know why i travel, I know why I love adventures, but I also know why I do love the comfort of home.  It is nice to have a place to come back to - a place to ground yourself - where people know the person you were before you left.  But then i ask, what is home exactly??  Is it simply a place?  Or is it the people?  Or is it your belongings and material things that create a sense of home?  So many different meanings for one very short four-letter word.  I truly am a woman of many unaswered questions, and these circular questions as my brother would call them will continue throughout this entire blog, and let's be honest - throughout my entire LIFE!



1 comment:

  1. I love this quote from Donald. You have visited this over and over again in your life, Malia. Perhaps one quote that has helped to define you. Love you friend.

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