When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
Bob GoffRead
Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those "we'll go there next time" deferrals. The sad thing is, for many there is no "next time" because passing on the chance to cross over is an overall attitude toward life rather than a single decision.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of living fully and not postponing our dreams, as life may not offer another chance.
Bob Goff's quote highlights the tendency of many people to delay their dreams and experiences, often leading them to forget the whimsical and engaging aspects of life that love and passion offer. He warns that treating these dreams as mere plans for the future can become a default mindset, ultimately preventing individuals from fully experiencing life, as they may miss opportunities that may never come again.
In practice
Using this quote during a motivational speech about chasing dreams.
When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It's about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us, a hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That's what I want my life to be all about - full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.
God pursues us into whatever dark place we've landed and behind whatever locked door holds us in. He holds our unwashed and dirty hands and models how He wants us to pursue each other And He says to ordinary people like me and you that instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.
But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
You think when you wake up in the mornin yesterday don't count. But yesterday is all that does count. What else is there? Your life is made out of the days it’s made out of. Nothin else.
Children are caterpillars and adults are butterflies. No butterfly ever remembers what it felt like being a caterpillar.
Life is not so idiotically mathematical that only the big eat the small; it is just as common for a bee to kill a lion or at least to drive it mad.
Because in a split second, it's gone.
Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.
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