mr_s_doesastory's review
4.0
Hmmm. Yeah, ok.
I liked it. It did the job that the author intended. If I was a highlighting kind of person, there would’ve been a *lot* of chunks highlighted for me to return to. The author is a public speaker and he rightly says the book is his public performance of ‘say yes’ in text form. I think *for me* this made it a bit of a ‘wade’ in the end (which is why I kept putting it down for periods of time before returning). Simply the writing style. I found I had to really concentrate to take it all in- but- that’s obviously just my opinion.
Please try it. It could be a really big help to you.
I liked it. It did the job that the author intended. If I was a highlighting kind of person, there would’ve been a *lot* of chunks highlighted for me to return to. The author is a public speaker and he rightly says the book is his public performance of ‘say yes’ in text form. I think *for me* this made it a bit of a ‘wade’ in the end (which is why I kept putting it down for periods of time before returning). Simply the writing style. I found I had to really concentrate to take it all in- but- that’s obviously just my opinion.
Please try it. It could be a really big help to you.
10_4tina's review
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Earnest. Unlocking. Hopeful.
The story isn't over yet. I enjoyed reading this book and walking with someone through some of my own ideas and processing of what it looks like to regenerate aliveness again after the death of a dream.
2
"There are countless ways we can give up on ourselves while we're still alive."
5
"Familiarity kills wonder"
6
"Unknowing is the doorway to wonder. Unknowing, or confronting the narrative, is the process of de-familiarizing yourself with something, allowing it to become new again. Unknowing takes what you already know and gives it a depth you've never considered before. This can happen when you watch a movie again, knowing now that the big twist at the end reveals that the main character was dead/blind/or just a figment of someone's subconscious and you see the movie in a whole new way."
14
Who expands you or different parts of you? "Whose life and work open you up to delightful possibility? Who expands you? What are the ingredients of their life that speak most deeply to you? Why? What are they doing that you up to do? ... Whatever we're looking for is the work we should be do"
20
"Starting anew doesn't mean we started from nothing. It means we're starting something new with all of our acquired life experience and wisdom informing our new journey."
"To surrender to love is to trust that the flow of life is happening for us instead of to us, that love is working behind the scenes in ways we can't even see or imagine. The reality is that we don't have all the information and we certainly don't have a grasp on what God is doing. The problem is the story we tell ourselves about disappointments, about lows, about mysteries and how they fit into a narrative about whether life is for us or against us. I'm not saying there aren't hard emotions associated with those disappointments, there totally are. But what we don't know is how these low moments fit in our journye, how they form us into a larger trajectory, how God is using these bad moments for a later revelation of good."
The story isn't over yet. I enjoyed reading this book and walking with someone through some of my own ideas and processing of what it looks like to regenerate aliveness again after the death of a dream.
2
"There are countless ways we can give up on ourselves while we're still alive."
5
"Familiarity kills wonder"
6
"Unknowing is the doorway to wonder. Unknowing, or confronting the narrative, is the process of de-familiarizing yourself with something, allowing it to become new again. Unknowing takes what you already know and gives it a depth you've never considered before. This can happen when you watch a movie again, knowing now that the big twist at the end reveals that the main character was dead/blind/or just a figment of someone's subconscious and you see the movie in a whole new way."
14
Who expands you or different parts of you? "Whose life and work open you up to delightful possibility? Who expands you? What are the ingredients of their life that speak most deeply to you? Why? What are they doing that you up to do? ... Whatever we're looking for is the work we should be do"
20
"Starting anew doesn't mean we started from nothing. It means we're starting something new with all of our acquired life experience and wisdom informing our new journey."
"To surrender to love is to trust that the flow of life is happening for us instead of to us, that love is working behind the scenes in ways we can't even see or imagine. The reality is that we don't have all the information and we certainly don't have a grasp on what God is doing. The problem is the story we tell ourselves about disappointments, about lows, about mysteries and how they fit into a narrative about whether life is for us or against us. I'm not saying there aren't hard emotions associated with those disappointments, there totally are. But what we don't know is how these low moments fit in our journye, how they form us into a larger trajectory, how God is using these bad moments for a later revelation of good."
tayburdiss's review
5.0
This is on my top five list!! Soo good!! The questions Scott ask throughout are transformative
dedakated5's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I really enjoyed this book.
karahaselton's review
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I want everyone everywhere to read this book. But only at the right time when you’re ready to accept it.
crystllhffmn's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0