"Fully alive people do not see their lives as a perennial funeral procession with one day following uneventfully on the heels of another. Alive people see tomorrow as a new opportunity which they eagerly await. They are on the growing edge of life." (Father John Powell)

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Fully Alive On The Growing Edge

Whenever I find a quote or thought that uses the term "growing edge', I am immediately drawn to it. It helps me to think in deeper ways about what it means to be growing, evolving, and developing what God has given me. This quote comes from Father John Powell, a Loyola University professor and author:

"Fully alive people do not see their lives as a perennial funeral procession with one day following uneventfully on the heels of another. Alive people see tomorrow as a new opportunity which they eagerly await. They are on the growing edge of life."

I can always tell the ones that are on a "growing edge" because they live "fully alive." There is an energy about them and an aliveness that comes from deep inside. Life is meant to be lived while on a "growing edge".

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