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.
It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave.
Starting a long way off the true point, and proceeding by loops and zigzags , we now and then arrive just where we ought to be.
I feel that my whole life is a contribution.
If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
People spend a lifetime thinking abouthow they would really like to live. I asked my friends and no one seems to know very clearly. To me, it's very clear now. I wish my life could have been like the years when I was writing 'Love in the Time of Cholera.'
Some days I do appreciate things more, eggs, flowers, but then I decide I'm only having an attack of sentimentality, my brain going pastel Technicolor, like a beautiful-sunset greeting cards they used to make so many of in California. High-gloss hearts. The danger is grayout.
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