11.09.2005
Powerful Kyle Lake Quote
It is amazing to think of how short life is and how fast time flies. It really brings into perspective the importance of focusing on what matters and living to the fullest of every day for that with reckless abandon. Though everything else in life is fleeting- jobs, relationships; even good ones, money, vacations, books, music, wine - God never changes. He is always faithful and wants us to experience the fullness of life and joy in something that will never leave us wanting more.
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. - James 4:14
"All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." - Isaiah 40:6,8
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Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed. If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well. At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven.
And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift."
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Write your woman a personal poem proclaming your love. Leave work early and take your kids to the park. Sacrifice your comfort for others who have less. Love God so boldly and wildly that you never look back with regrets. Find endless wealth and pleasure in the maker of life and lover of your soul.
What will be your next chapter? LIVE . . .
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. - James 4:14
"All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." - Isaiah 40:6,8
_______________________________________
Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed. If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well. At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven.
And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift."
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Write your woman a personal poem proclaming your love. Leave work early and take your kids to the park. Sacrifice your comfort for others who have less. Love God so boldly and wildly that you never look back with regrets. Find endless wealth and pleasure in the maker of life and lover of your soul.
What will be your next chapter? LIVE . . .
