ever feel like you're behind in life? recently, i've been reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy. if you haven't done any background reading on J.R.R Tolkien, he seems like a remarkable guy. he was orphaned by age 12 and still managed to graduate from Oxford with honors. he became a professor, husband, and father of 4 children. on top of all that, he managed to write some incredible books, poetry...and LANGUAGES (did i mention that he made up languages??).
looking at a life like his, i can't help but feel that mine is so....small. sure, i go to work and contribute to society. i have wonderful family and friends that i connect with. but what am i actually doing with the time that i have been given? i'm definitely not sitting around writing trilogies or making up elvish languages (not that i should be...b/c i would do an awful job at that!).
all that to say, i recognize that i could make more meaningful choices with my time. the people that we think of as the great contributors to culture--musicians, artists, activists, politicians, and religious leaders, didn't just sit around and wait for opportunity to come knocking on their door. they went out and DID something. they practiced, they wrote, they studied. they engaged in the activities that gave them passion and drive. they knocked on doors, worked late hours, and spread the word about what they were doing. they offered up what they had.
so, how do i follow in their footsteps? well, it starts with movement--making changes, getting creative, and doing SOMETHING. although i don't plan on writing any fantasy novels anytime soon or developing a foreign language for a people group that doesn't exist (sorry if you believe otherwise), i can definitely still create something that will leave an impact.
time is a tickin', so i best get crackin'....
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