Ahhh, who doesn’t love that movie?!? I mean really…
Anyway, to my point. There is something that I’m feeling led to do. Led to do by God… for God. I have been praying about it, I am trying to learn about it. A big part of me feels like I’m not ready for it right now, although I don’t think that’s up to me. Regardless, I am attempting to ready myself for this… ADVENTURE!
So, sometimes when I’m thinking a lot about something, I will look up quotes. I am a quote-junkie… you have no idea! I love reading other people’s expressions of something that maybe I’m thinking about too. They sometimes make the thought more clear in my mind.
So I googled ‘adventure quotes’ and came up with the one’s below. All but the last one were from think-exist.com. The other one came from something like inspirationalquotes.com:
“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.”
Rosalia de Castro quotes (The most outstanding modern writer in the Galician language, 1837-1885)
“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”
Leo F. Buscaglia quotes (American guru, tireless advocate of the power of love, 1924-1998)
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.”
Andre Gide (French writer, humanist and moralist, 1947 nobel prize for literature, 1869-1951)
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Helen Keller (American Author and Educator who was blind and deaf. 1880-1968)
“We love because it’s the only true adventure”
Nikki Giovanni (African-American Poet, b.1943)
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
Jawaharlal Nehru (Indian Prime Minister. 1889-1964)
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
G. K. Chesterton (English born Gabonese Critic, Essayist, Novelist and Poet, 1874-1936)
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure”
William Feather
“Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.”
Aristophanes (The greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy, 450-385 BC)
“A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.”
Laurence Sterne
Now, I admit that some of these may not jive with my thoughts if taken in context… as in the author may have meant something entirely different than what I thought (as in the Aristophanes quote, I see ‘trip’ as life, this quote could have been taken from a story about a… trip). I still use quotes like these as inspirations for my… well… dreams sometimes.
Today’s devotionals:
GOD IS ENOUGH: Christian Women Today Devotional:
http://talk.thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/02/22/god-is-enough/#comments
Encouragement for Today from Proverbs 31 Ministries:
http://bible.christianity.com/devotionals/encouragement/11568904/
The Berean: http://theberean.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Home.showBerean/BereanID/824/Exodus-20-7.htm
3 Comments
February 24, 2008 at 5:14 pm
HOW ABOUT THIS? A QUOTE IS A QUOTE, ONE CANNOT LIVE BY QUOTE ALONE,NOR FIND ONES DESTINY WITH A QUOTE. WRITERS DONNOT HAVE A LIFES’ PLAN FOR YOU ,WHY SEEK THE WORLD IN QUOTES? INTERESTING I MUST SAY, PROBABLY MAKES FOR GREAT CONVERSATION WHERE EVER YOU GO, CAUGHT MY EYE! HAVE YOU STUDIED YOUR BIBLE. NO REALLY LOOKED AT IT. ALLOW ME TO PLZ OFFER YOU SOME BOOKS TO GO ALONG WITH YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY. ALSO DID YOU KNOW YOU WILL HAVE AT LEAST 5 CAREERS OR SOME TYPE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE. NOONE DOES THE SAMETHING FOREVER. IMAGINE HOW BORING THAT WOULD BECOME, THE SAME DESTINY DAY IN DAY OUT FOREVER? OK, A WONDERFUL BOOK I LOVE ALSO VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND IS, HOW TO GET INTO THE BIBLE BY STEPHENM.MILLER. TRULY A GREAT BOOK, FULL OF MAPS ETC. BIBLE I RECOMMEND IS THE SPIRIT FILLED BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION BY WELL EXECUTIVE EDITOR JACK W.HAYFORD. NOW I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU DISCOVER YOUR PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE SO PLEASE KEEP READING. HUMOR ME. YOU WILL ALSO NEED A SMALL BIBLE FOR YOUR CAR, BRIEFCASE, WHATEVER TO CARRY WITH YOU DAILY FOR THOSE BORED TIMES. I AM CHRISTIAM IRISH AND I FOUND A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BIBLE FOR MYSELF, LEATHER BOUND JUST FEELS NICE IN MY HANDS. I CAN JUST RELAX ANYWHERE AND GET LOST IN THIS BIBLE. SO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR YOURSELF. YOU WILL HAVE TO SHOP AROUND AS THIS WILL BE YOUR BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE! HANG IN THERE ONE MORE BOOK, I AM SURE YOU WILL REPLACE EACH YEAR IF YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLANGE TO LEARN WHAT GOD WANTS YOU REALLY TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE. A DEVOTIONAL FOR YOUR BATHROOM, YEP I SAID BATHROOM. MINE IS ON FAITH FOR A LIFETIME BY WOMEN OF FAITH. NOW.. WHILE YOU ARE WORKING OR GOING TO SCHOOL AND DOING GODS’QUOTING WE CAN CALL IT THAT. GOD IS GOING TO BE WATCHING YOU AND SPEAKING TO YOU. EVERYTHING YOU READ YOU WILL LEARN FROM AND BE AMAZED ABOUT BECAUSE YOU WON’T KNOW IT YET!I PROMISE YOU WILL BE AMAZED. AS YOU TALK IT MORE AND MORE, OH THE PEOPLE YOU WILL MEET, THE JOB OFFERS YOU WILL RECEIVE. THE WORLD WILL TURN AROUND FOR YOU AS YOU SAID GOD IS GOD BUT THAT IS NOT A QUOTE THAT IS THE TRUTH. FOR REAL.HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO LEARN ALL THOSE QUOTES? GIVE AT LEAST SOME QUALITY TIME TO LEARN WHERE YOU ARE GOING WITH YOUR LIFE. I BET IT WILL BE AMAZING JUST AMAZING. LET US ALL KNOW. YES THE WORD IS AMAZING!
February 24, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Thanks for your comment and concern, but believe me, I read my Bible a lot! I don’t use quotes like the one’s I found (which took about 5-10 minutes to find, since you asked) to plan my life. I just like how to see other’s thought processed. I don’t use them in conversations, I certainly don’t memorize them! I think if you read my other blog posts, you could see that.
I would love to see what books you’ve read, maybe we’ve read the same one’s, maybe not. Oh yeah, and I don’t keep my devotional book in my bathroom… It’s next to my bed.
Have a God blessed day.
February 24, 2008 at 9:34 pm
CLARIFICATION:
For anyone who found this blog on the Encouragement For the Day site.
Just wanted to say that I’m not used to people who don’t know me to this blog (although it is much appreciated). I’m not too computer savvy, and had never heard of a pingback (the mechanism in which my blog link ended up on the Encouragement comments). This post does not represent my Christianity, not by a long shot! I just looked up some quotes on day, and decided to post them. If you were to read my other posts, you would get a better picture of where I am on my Christian journey.
And Deborah, I really appreciate your comment. It is what a true Christian should do if they see someone who seems to be floundering.
Have a wonderful day!