(Book extract) The Three Ordinary Voices of God – 003

By Matthew Kelly

Let your life speak.

“Let your life speak” implies that your life might not speak. However, you do not have a choice. Your life speaks whether you let it or not, your actions speak and your inaction speaks. The only choice you have in this matter surrounds this question: what is your life saying to the world?

Is your life whispering wisdom to the world? Or is your life cursing at the world and everyone in it? 

There are plenty of workshops and college classes that ask students to write their own eulogies or obituaries. These usually include personal and professional achievements, key relationships, life lessons, values, and how the person hopes to be remembered. Writing a personal mission statement is another powerful exercise.

What is your description of the life you aspire to live? 

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