In the last chapter, she writes about how important our stories are, and how important it is that we tell them. It seems that this has been a big topic in my life recently. I currently find myself surrounded by people who appreciate the art of story and the one that is being authored in their own lives. We talk about this often -- telling our various stories, connecting stories together, writing them down, discussing the meaning and the where and the why. I've had more than a few conversations about the desire for our lives to be "a good story," -- something worth writing about, something worth telling. Something significant. I want so badly for my story to be something significant.
With that being said, here is some food-for-thought from the chapter of the book called, "your story must be told."
"There are two myths that we tend to believe about our stories: the first is that they're about us, and the second is that because they're about us, they don't matter. But they're not only about us, and they matter more than ever right now.
My life is not a story about me. And your life's not a story about you. My life is a story about who God is and what he does in a human heart. ...there's nothing small or inconsequential about our stories. There is, in fact, nothing bigger."
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