"Love God, embrace beauty and live life to the fullest"--kyle lake
so i wrote my post yesterday because i didn't want to recap today...
today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic accident of UBC's pastor, kyle lake. few days go by without thinking of him or his words, i just felt odd writing a real blog today...still...i don't know why. anyways, today, i'm just going to leave you with the words of his last sermon which he never got to read, but was always interesting to me to read because it was like God had given him those words to write...those of you that know me, know that i don't usually throw out my religion out there or probably don't even know what i believe, but this made me a firm believer that God speaks to us in so many different ways.
Live. And Live Well.
BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply.
Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now.
On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.
Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed.
If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well.
At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven. And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift --kyle lake
also, please keep vincent's family in your prayers.
today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic accident of UBC's pastor, kyle lake. few days go by without thinking of him or his words, i just felt odd writing a real blog today...still...i don't know why. anyways, today, i'm just going to leave you with the words of his last sermon which he never got to read, but was always interesting to me to read because it was like God had given him those words to write...those of you that know me, know that i don't usually throw out my religion out there or probably don't even know what i believe, but this made me a firm believer that God speaks to us in so many different ways.
Live. And Live Well.
BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply.
Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now.
On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.
Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed.
If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well.
At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven. And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift --kyle lake
also, please keep vincent's family in your prayers.
