Monthly Archives: November 2012

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Life Changing book by Donald Miller

This was a life changing read for me. It was a simple, engaging and truly thought provoking read. Then again I say simple, and that is what I remember now looking back at the book, although some parts of the story was gripping and unpredictable.

He starts the story where he found himself in life after he ‘made’ it. Having written a bestseller ‘Blue like Jazz’, financially better off and constantly at speaking engagements and other activities that would seem to be the ultimate place every writer would aspire to be. Miller however struggles to get out of bed in the morning.

=>Click to buy: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story <=

The twist in the story starts when Miller is approached by two guys who would like to turn his book into a movie. Through there interactions he realizes that would have to rewrite his New York best-selling book to turn it into a movie.

He learns about the characters, plots and storylines that need to be in place to make a movie work. He learns that nobody want to watch a boring movie! But here is the amazing conclusion that he found himself at: If that applies to making a movie, then it also applies to real life.

He starts turning his life around start doing things he has always wanted to and after a wild ride gets to meet his dad for the first time. It was a really a gripping read.

As I mentioned it was really life changing to me. Are you living the story that will keep your children and grandchildren on the edge of their seats? What are the things you would need to change to make that possible?

Those are the questions I asked myself after reading this book, and this was really the start to me making so drastic changes in my own life. If you ever wondered about these types of questions make sure to read “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” as soon as possible.

My big takeaway: Make sure your life is a story worth telling.

=>Click to buy: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story <=

Here is a clip where Miller talks about this book:

Moving and Selling

In the 13 years we have been married (yes we were 21) we must have moved around 13 times by now. This includes moving to Cape Town and back, and Durban and back. So when we decided to take this Fernie Adventure, neither of us wanted to move out of our home in Pretoria. But we eventually decided that it made more sense financially to rather rent out the house than leaving it empty for 5 months.

We will be back "Home" next year

We rented out our home in Woodlands for a year.

In beginning of October we moved out of Woodlands, and in with my parents. LOL – Never thought I would have to do that again. Luckily they could accommodate us; we will stay here till we go and once we are back till the lease (12 months) run out.

The next piece of admin we had to do was deciding what to do with our cars. Ankie is still in love with her RunX after all these years, so we will keep it. But I decide to sell the X3 since it still has 20 000 km to go on the motor plan and then we can save on the insurance.

After a bit of research I decided on the Price – R230 000. I wanted to sell privately so had a look at AA autobay, but the fine print pointed out that they take 3.5% of the selling price. So I rather place an ad on autotrader, and will try Gumtree this week. Hopefully I can get it sold in the next three weeks! Shout if anybody wants a new ride!

Great Ride

Meanwhile the kids are having a royal time at my parents’ house, and they also had great fun last weekend at the Carnival and with the De Jager’s, in preparation for their visit in Fernie. Have a look:

Must say I love learning about editing the videos. Doing the typing sequence was awesomeness! 😉

Moving and Selling is just another part of our journey. But we are slowly realising that a simpler life might be better in the long run. It will however be a journey to get there.