This is a letter I wrote to my teenage self. The letter is a series initiated by Emily Freeman to celebrate the release of her new book, Graceful. If you want to read more letters like this one click here. Dear 13 year old Jeremy: I debated whether or not to write you. On one […]
I recently watched Schindler’s List since I first saw it in college. The end of the movie explains what it means to live an incredible life better than any other movie I have ever watched. I love the story. At the time it was secret. It isn’t anymore, but it was just as incredible before the […]
Better stories don’t just happen. It requires intentionally fighting against the natural desire to be normal. And sometimes along the way, we make mistakes. Some mistakes are easy to recover from. Some are not. Some mistakes are so big, they will affect your story will for the rest of your life. Don’t confuse failure and […]
My wife and I realize that we have fallen into a trap. We are trying to tell an incredible story with our lives by buying more stuff. Stuff that inevitably seems to end up in our garage collecting dust. Our house is full of things we don’t need and certainly never use. Clothes that we […]
I am glad the Olympics take place only every 4 years. I was completely addicted. I watch very little television. But over the 2 1/2 weeks that the games were on, I was tuned in nearly all of the time. I know nothing about water polo. But I watched. I care nothing about badminton. But […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Katie Axelson. Katie is a professional writer devoted to lives that tell a better story. She is already saying yes in her own life having worked as an English teacher in China and as a supporter of Compassion International. You can connect with her on her blog […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post from Christine Niles. She is a writer and project manager with a heart for orphans, and a mother of two girls adopted from Ukraine at ages 12 and 14. Christine blogs about adoption, parenting, and making a difference in the world at www.riverofthoughts.com. Follow her on Twitter @croyseniles. […]
When we think of living better stories we focus on the big stuff. What job will I take? Where will I live? Will I quit my normal job that I hate and start doing that job that I have always dreamed of but offers me less security? Whom will I marry? Should I move to […]
You know you should, but you just can’t bring yourself to do it. You know that it would a good idea, maybe even a great idea, but you can’t get yourself to say yes. So you just walk away. Afraid. This old, tired story that gets told too many times in our lives. The Love […]
