A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis
You would think somebody who helps other people start and stick with an exercise program would be the picture of health and fitness.
You would think somebody charged with teaching a class on effective written communication would be a pretty good writer.
You would think somebody whose calling is to lead others in Christian ministry would be a devoted follower of Jesus.
You would think so. But you might be wrong.
I’ve just finished reading Steven Pressfield’s great book The War of Art. Some parts of it – OK, most of it – jacked me up pretty good. Here are some of the quotes that are doing it to me today…
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us.
The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
What counted was that I had, after years of running from it, actually sat down and done my work.
It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life. (Telamon of Arcadia)
Make the tale live for us in all its many bearings….(T.E. Lawrence’s translation of The Odyssey)
In a jazz mood for tonight’s Unwind. The Bebop/Combo channel on Pandora is filling the bill quite nicely, thank you. At this moment, Stan Getz is playing a song called “Beatrice,” and it really is in that cool jazz mode.
Anyway, here’s what’s rolling around in my head and my heart, and dropping out on the keyboard…
Well, this post that started out rather promisingly has now started to drag, so I’m going to quit, and read some, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for the storm that’s on the way later tonight.