A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story [Paperback]
Donald Miller (Author)
My
wife gave me this book as a birthday present in May. I started reading
it right after Thanksgiving. I give it a 5 star rating and recommend
that everyone find time to read it. This is Don Miller's best work since
his breakthrough Blue Like Jazz.
Technical Merit
This
book is a collection of essays that build on one another. These essays
are heavily influenced by Miller's personal experiences. His stream of
consciousness style takes a little getting used to, but once it is
grasped it becomes poetry in prose.
Subject Matter
While
writing the screenplay for a movie version of Blue Like Jazz, Donald
Miller realizes that the elements that make a good story also contribute
to a good life. He realizes that his approach to life was not conducive
to success. As a result, his life transforms from an overweight
couch-potato bum to a cyclist who makes a cross-country trek for a good
cause.
More
importantly, Miller stresses that the components of a good life revolve
around the relationships you build. In order to build and maintain
relationships, one must take risks and face conflict. Remember, "We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment." (Romans 5:3-5a)
Remember, if you would not want to watch your life on the silver screen, then maybe something's gotta give.
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