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What Does Walter Mitty And A Fire Pit Have To Do With Finishing Strong?

What Does Walter Mitty And A Fire Pit Have To Do With Finishing Strong?

I just finished watching “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” a story that highlights the transformation of a man and the unsettling power of the human imagination. IMDb summarizes the movie like this. A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

As the ending credit began to scroll by and the music played in the background, I began to daydream about my journey up to the mountain where God revealed the heartstone. Here is a snippet from that adventure.

The Spirit of God moves with a mystery we cannot understand. He influences whatever He wants, where, when, on whom, and in what measure and degree, He pleases. His soft winds led me to the base of Mt. Lafayette, my own Mount Horeb, to once again make the ascent to the mountaintop to encounter the living God. His soft winds guided my steps again to the large rock hidden on the mountain. His soft winds led me to the heartstone that God had placed within the walls of the hotel ruin. Four years ago, He led me to discover four stones. Today, He has led me to find one:—His heartstone.

(Excerpt from Heartstone Copyright © 2009 by Tim Young. All rights reserved.)

The imagery was awesome and the life narrative still echoes today, “Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it!”

Coming off the mountaintop from my daydream I remembered all the adventures I have been on and something in me ached for more. Life seems to role in like a thick fog bank at times and somehow we get pulled back out of the imagination into the mundane. Then something in us begins to fade.

Are you tracking with me? Lets see.

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September 23, 2014 Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: courage, faith, God, journey, life

What Mary Poppins Can Teach Us About Life’s Disappointments

What Mary Poppins Can Teach Us About Life’s Disappointments

It was a quiet Friday night as I sat down on the couch with my dog to decompress after a long week. Sometimes I like to just kick back and watch a good movie. Navigating through the seemingly endless ‘on demand’ cable menus, I stumbled upon ‘Saving Mr. Banks’. The Disney theme was woven into my fabric as a kid and I always enjoyed watching Mary Poppins with my kids when they were younger. I even remember bringing home a tuppence for them on one of my trips to England.

I decided to check it out and here is what I discovered.

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August 26, 2014 Filed Under: Life Tagged With: broken, family, journey, life, story

3 Things I Learned From A Golfer

3 Things I Learned From A Golfer

Was the end of a long day and I sat down down on the couch to decompress. Navigating the endless channels of ‘nothing to watch’ on cable, I stumbled on a movie called Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones was a child prodigy who became The Man.

A short-tempered, club-throwing youth, Jones turned into an even-dispositioned and unruffled champion. In the Golden Age of Sport, Jones took his place alongside such giants as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange and Bill Tilden. From 1923 to 1929, the Georgia gentleman dominated golf, birdieing his way into this country’s heart by winning nine major championships.

Then in 1930, he won the Grand Slam, which one writer picturesquely called “the impregnable quadrilateral.” He was so popular that he was accorded a ticker-tape parade in New York — before he won the final two legs of the Slam.i

So, what did I learn from a golfer? Was it golf?

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August 5, 2014 Filed Under: Community Tagged With: identity, leadership, life, story, success, value

The Minimalist Guide To The Simple Life

The Minimalist Guide To The Simple Life

Ever notice that we default to “climbing the ladder” or “looking up the ladder?” Of course I am referring to life, work, wealth, fill in the blank ________. We want that next corporate position, that larger house or that new Jet Ski – don’t we?

Most of us spend our energy “looking up the ladder” and myopically dial into what others have. This becomes our comparative or our unit of measure on what we don’t have.

I was locked in this world dominated unit of measurement in my own life until I hit some rough waters. Yeah going through divorce and loosing almost everything can definitely changes ones perceptive, but do you know what really made me realize that this was a ridiculous unit of measurement?

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July 29, 2014 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: journey, life, success, value

What Contentment Is Not

What Contentment Is Not

Contentment is essentially a matter of accepting from God’s hand what He sends because we know that He is good and therefore it is good.

 -J. I. Packer

A long season has passed since I had to leave the comfort of my own home. This journey was humbling as I had to walk through the transient way of life from a basement floor, to the top of a barn, to a single room, to this apartment that the Lord blessed me with. Walking this out, I arrived to a place that represented some sense of emotional and financial stability where I could stand on my own and have my own place.

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July 1, 2014 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: humility, journey, life

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Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it. -Malcolm Wallace

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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. -Psalm 84:5 (NIV)

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