Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

Donald Miller’s latest book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is a dangerous book. Do not read this book unless you are ready to radically alter your life. Donald wrestles with the idea of editing his life for the script of the Blue Like Jazz movie. What would it look like to edit our lives? If we could take our story and turn it into the thing that movies are made of, how would we live?

This idea is so incredible to think of. Don takes us through his process of creating a story from his life that is work putting onto film. The transformation from sitting on the couch watching TV, to hiking the Inca Trail and riding a bike across America. Using the elements that go into a good story and applying them to his life, Don shows us what a good story can be. He shows us not just the impact it will have upon our own lives, but the intoxicating effect on those around us.

In the book there is one story in particular that really affected me. One of Don’s friends had a daughter who was living a poor story. So the father decides that their family will create a story that she will want to be a part of.

This book is an absolute must read for anyone who wants to live a better story.

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