Recently I had multiple meetings that required long distance driving with nobody else in the vehicle. This left me plenty of time for thinking. Thinking and listening to audio books. My thanks go out to Ted Dekker, Michelle Anthony and Jon Acuff for helping the drive time to go by more quickly.
However, as quickly as the time goes by, I do happen to find myself drifting into thought from time to time. For as entertaining as Quitter by Jon Acuff was, it was a book that generated ideas. Perhaps I'll review the book at another time, but for now, know that it caused me to think.
This is both a good thing and a dangerous thing.
See, Acuff was talking about how to pursue your dreams and, if needed, build a platform. This got me thinking about this silly blog I have and what I want to accomplish with it. And......as much as I'd like to hide it, I wouldn't mind having a larger platform.
Yes, I'm aware of the irony. I post blogs about how searching for insignificance is better. I tell people I'm searching for insignificance. And all the while I long for a bigger group of people to share that message with. Now, this could sound like mere justification to soothe my conscience, but the fact is that if someone carries a message they believe the world should hear, it is possible to want the bigger audience all for the sake of sharing the message. This can be done without having ulterior motives of fame and fortune.
I'm not saying I do this perfectly, but I have plenty of people around to remind me of who I am and to help keep me grounded. In fact, sometimes I think I have too many people ready to tell me how insignificant I am. But let's not make this about me.
If I were to make this a sales pitch, now would be the time I would try to sell you on why you should also be pursuing insignificance. And I will. Just not in this post. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, most likely on Tuesdays and Fridays (see my blogging plan), for answers to questions such as these;
What is insignificance? What isn't insignificance?
Why should people join me in a search for insignificance?
What are the benefits?
However, as quickly as the time goes by, I do happen to find myself drifting into thought from time to time. For as entertaining as Quitter by Jon Acuff was, it was a book that generated ideas. Perhaps I'll review the book at another time, but for now, know that it caused me to think.
This is both a good thing and a dangerous thing.
See, Acuff was talking about how to pursue your dreams and, if needed, build a platform. This got me thinking about this silly blog I have and what I want to accomplish with it. And......as much as I'd like to hide it, I wouldn't mind having a larger platform.
Yes, I'm aware of the irony. I post blogs about how searching for insignificance is better. I tell people I'm searching for insignificance. And all the while I long for a bigger group of people to share that message with. Now, this could sound like mere justification to soothe my conscience, but the fact is that if someone carries a message they believe the world should hear, it is possible to want the bigger audience all for the sake of sharing the message. This can be done without having ulterior motives of fame and fortune.
I'm not saying I do this perfectly, but I have plenty of people around to remind me of who I am and to help keep me grounded. In fact, sometimes I think I have too many people ready to tell me how insignificant I am. But let's not make this about me.
If I were to make this a sales pitch, now would be the time I would try to sell you on why you should also be pursuing insignificance. And I will. Just not in this post. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, most likely on Tuesdays and Fridays (see my blogging plan), for answers to questions such as these;
What is insignificance? What isn't insignificance?
Why should people join me in a search for insignificance?
What are the benefits?
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