When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
Bob GoffRead
We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of having a personal sanctuary for creativity and dreaming, free from constraints.
Bob Goff's quote highlights the universal desire for a safe haven where individuals can unleash their imagination and creativity. It suggests that the world often imposes limitations that stifle innovation and personal growth, represented metaphorically by 'steel bands.' Thus, having a space to dream and escape these limitations is essential for nurturing one's creative spirit.
In practice
This quote can be used in a creative writing workshop to inspire participants to find their own creative spaces.
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.
Angels light the way. Angels do not begrudge anyone anything, angels do not tear down, angels do not compete, angels do not constrict their hearts, angels do not fear. That's why they sing and that's how they fly. We, of course, are only angels in disguise.
Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered.
You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.
Our resources may be finite, but our will is infinite, and I am confident that if we come together and summon that great American spirit once again, we will meet the challenges of our time and write the next great chapter in our American story.
Don't look back. Just go ahead. Give ideas away. Under every idea there's a new idea waiting to be born.
The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.
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