When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
Bob GoffRead
Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
Interpretation
The essence of whimsy is enjoying the journey, regardless of your role in it.
This quote by Bob Goff emphasizes the importance of embracing life's journey with a sense of playfulness and openness. It suggests that whether you are in control or simply going along for the ride, the value lies in the experiences and the adventure itself, highlighting the joy of life's unpredictability and spontaneity.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a motivational speech about finding joy in everyday life.
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.
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.
What distracts us will begin to define us. We don't need to swing at every pitch.
Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce.
Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
We think that it's the big moments that define our lives-the wedding, the baby, the new house, the dream job. But really, these big moments of happiness are just the punctuation marks of our personal sagas. The narrative is written every day in the small, the simple, and the common. In your tiny choices, in these tiny changes. In the unconsidered. The overlooked. The discarded. The reclaimed.
I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for.
May every soul that touches mine - be it the slightest contact - get there from some good; some little grace; one kindly thought; one aspiration yet unfelt; one bit of courage for the darkening sky; one gleam of faith to brave the thickening ills of life; one glimpse of brighter skies beyond the gathering mists - to make this life worthwhile.
Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive
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