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How to Change an Ordinary Life

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While on vacation this week, I read a short blog post by Allison Vesterfelt entitled “The Difference Between an Ordinary Life and an Extraordinary One.” It was a great reminder that you don’t have to do extraordinary things to have an extraordinary life. It’s actually the little things that fuel an extraordinary life.  Since she said it so well…and since I’m on vacation…I encourage you to go straight to the source and read it for yourself by clicking the link above. It could change your outlook on life.

On another level…

in Scripture, Jesus said, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” Jesus also told a story about a person who was faithful in a few things and consequently was made ruler over many things and told to enter into the joy of the Lord. Maybe, just maybe, the two go together.

Leave a comment and let me know what you thought about Allison Vesterfelt’s article.

Copyright © 2015 Bret Legg

What I’ve Learned About Marriage From Buying a House – Part 7

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Finally! All our stuff was packed. It was all on a truck, or jammed into a car. So I went back into the house and took a final look around.

I walked through the empty rooms that had been home for twenty years. The walls were dotted with nail holes and tattooed with marks here and there. There were hash marks on a door frame that chronicled a child’s life one inch at a time. It all told a story, like primitive paintings on a cave wall. The rooms were empty, but they were full of memories.

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Fill in the Blank

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Blank paper with penImagine having a dream about attending your own funeral. You see the people come in. You hear the music. Then you see someone get up to speak. The speaker says, “I can sum up this person’s life in just one sentence.” You lean in, anxious to her what they’re going to say about you. After a long pause, the speaker says, “They were…” But before they finish the sentence you wake up. As you sit up in bed, the one thing you want to know is…How did they finish the sentence? How did they fill in the blank?

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What Are Your Life Hooks?

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Clothes hooksIn our laundry room, we have a door on which there are several hooks. On these hooks, we hang things like coats and scarves; anything we might need to grab on our way out the door.

Maybe you have some hooks in your home. They may be on a door or on a wall. They may be in a bathroom or a utility room. But wherever they are, they’re a place to hang things that you don’t want to put away, because you’re going to need them.

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Bullet Points for Life

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List on Clipboard with PencilI know life is too complex to be reduced to a few bullet points of simple advice. That kind of thing usually bothers me. But sometimes you just need something quick and simple to hold on to. So here are a few bullet points for life that will help you change your thinking and take some pressure off…

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Fear of Failure?

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Refused to accept failureWe all want to be successful, whether it’s in business, raising kids, or marriage.  We often hesitate to do something if we’re not sure it’s the “right” thing to do, because we equate unsuccessful attempts with failure.

When you equate unsuccessful attempts with failure, then you play it safe. You shy way from trying new and different things so as to not fail. The end result is that your life and your options become more constricted and you become less free.

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How Did I Miss It? How to Approach Life Like An Intersection.

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Portrait of young stressed Caucasian man covers his face with haHave you ever realized you missed something really important and ask yourself, “How did I miss it?”

George Rogers Clark Memorial – Vincennes, IN

I grew up in a little farming community in southern Illinois, not far from Vincennes, Indiana. When you cross the Lincoln Memorial Bridge into Vincennes and look to your right, you see the George Rogers Clark Memorial.  It’s a National Parks Service site commemorating the capture of Fort Sackville by American forces in 1779. (Don’t worry. You won’t be tested on this.)

This beautiful national site was in my own backyard for over twenty years, and though I drove by it many times as a teenager, I only remember visiting this site once on an elementary school field trip.

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