A Million Miles Wrap up

I finished A Million Miles in a Thousand Day by Donald Miller. I fell in love with this book and its message. I also must say that I am intrigued about his memoir and the movie (based on the memoir) that is  coming out in the next month. The book is basically about creating a better life story or stories; more memorable scenes with your friends and family.

Through co-writing the screen play for the movie, Donald Miller, in essence re-wrote his life and in more ways than one. Through this venture he found that any good story is about 'a character who wants something and must overcome conflict to achieve or obtain his/her want'. Miller states that most anybody loves a great story but there are not many who want to put forth the effort and work to obtain it. However, "joy costs pain." How true this is. You can plan and plan all you want but without putting it into action the plan is meaningless. I am a good planner but I often have a hard time acting on my plans, I always have good intentions but that just isn't enough. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years inspires you to live the stories (life) you want to live. Have adventures and take time to be silly!

"We teach our children good or bad stories, what is worth living for and what is worth dying for, what is worth pursuing, and the dignity with which a character engages his/her own narrative." This statement really hit home. Am I living a good story that show my children what is worth living, dying and pursuing? Am I engaging my own story with dignity so that my children can learn from me? Children always learn more from actions than words. If you are saying one thing but doing another, they're going to follow what you do more often than not.

God has graced Miller with a great deal of wisdom in the experiences that he has had and through the people he has met and I think the wisdom shared in this book is valuable beyond measure and should not be taken lightly.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for more to life. May you make many, many memorable scenes!