In my last post I mentioned switching majors and how I was a little nervous but mostly excited. Well, as of now... I'm a little nervous... but mostly excited :) I love my english classes (minus one) and I think I did make the right decision in switching. I've discovered, or rediscovered I should say, just how much I love English classes. But more importantly, how much I love story. I've always loved to read, watch movies, write... I just live off that stuff. I love to be exposed to new worlds, and in turn create them.
I'm taking a screenwriting class right now (which I absolutely love), and we've been reading a book by Donald Miller. Maybe you've heard of him. He's the dude who wrote Blue like Jazz. This one is called A million miles in a Thousand years. It's a really awesome book about how a couple writers teamed up with with Miller to write a movie loosely based on his life. Along the way we learn how to write a good script but more importantly how to live a great story. How we need events in our lives to force us into taking risks. AKA an Inciting Incident. It also said how writers need to write every day, even when they don't feel like it. Well I guess this is my inciting incident. I'm telling the world (haha) that I'm going to write a post each day just to keep in "shape" so-to-speak. I guess it's not much of a turning point, seeing as there's not much risk in the endeavor other than embarrassing myself if I fail. But hopefully it's a start.
I've said before that all too often I give in to fear. This is still true, a fact of which I'm none too proud of. But with the start of this Post-a-Day deal, I'm hoping and praying God leads me into a story worthy of one who is the Great Storyteller. One where fear may be present, but not controlling.
"It's true that while ambition creates fear, it also creates the story. But it's a good trade, because as soon as you point toward a horizon, life no longer feels meaningless. And suddenly there is risk in your story and a question about whether you'll make it." - Donald Miller, A million miles in a Thousand years.
What am I thinking? Well I've been thinking that maybe living a great story is more important than fear. Maybe God's writing one for me right now. In fact, I'm sure of it. Let's not be a waste of God's own image any longer. Let's do something.
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