tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495552.post4862234533977358444..comments2023-09-28T07:31:13.837-04:00Comments on Defy The Gray: Everyone likes a good story...troy.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02447073839839821113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495552.post-34923679803132768132007-12-19T08:37:00.000-05:002007-12-19T08:37:00.000-05:00Yeah...I agree with each one of you. Listening clo...Yeah...I agree with each one of you. Listening closely and then giving up your "rights" in order to fully engage in the journey He has laid before us. <BR/><BR/>I yearn for a story like this of my own. And that's when courage, trust and all those other God-given attributes kick-in.troy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02447073839839821113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495552.post-69591415972549154372007-12-16T14:00:00.000-05:002007-12-16T14:00:00.000-05:00I think its how God is always speaking in unexpect...I think its how God is always speaking in unexpected ways, at unexpected times, through unexpected people. The question is...are we listening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495552.post-26455348485168890502007-12-15T20:08:00.000-05:002007-12-15T20:08:00.000-05:00i think deep down we all connect with the theme of...i think deep down we all connect with the theme of 'journey.' <BR/><BR/>mankind... all mankind is on some sort of spiritual journey... we are spiritual people, by nature.<BR/><BR/>but anyway - i connect with the journey theme. <BR/><BR/>back in the day i had two chances to drive out west... we purposefully went off the interstate and traveled old rte. 66. the imagery... the feeling... i will never forget.<BR/><BR/>cody's story reminds me of Chris McCandless... the guy in which the book/movie <B>Into the Wild</B> is written about.<BR/><BR/>that book still is resonating with me.<BR/><BR/>somewhere, the Prodigal Son story connects with all of us... if that isn't a story of journey - i don't know what is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655535548514704730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495552.post-45280668860405909492007-12-15T09:44:00.000-05:002007-12-15T09:44:00.000-05:00Troy,i think the thing we love about stories like ...Troy,<BR/><BR/>i think the thing we love about stories like this is they speak to that visceral part of us that wants to do something adventurous. there is a part of each of us that longs to be an Abraham or a Moses or a David or...<BR/><BR/>these stories resonate with us because they're proof that the things we are afraid to do can, in fact, be done.<BR/><BR/>so we read them and revel in the joy of knowing <I>someone</I> unplugged from the matrix and lived...<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, reading about it is enough for most of us.<BR/><BR/>i think its time we all gained the experience needed to write this <I>type</I> of story.<BR/><BR/>it probably won't be a "hitch-hiker" story, but it <I>will be</I> a story of adventure... whether its loving an orphan or a widow, giving up a chunk of life to discover life is what's really necessary for this kind of story.<BR/><BR/>it's closer than we think...<BR/><BR/>it's easier than we thing...<BR/><BR/>love and respect!millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579930933150800158noreply@blogger.com