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Last week, I finished reading the young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It's a book I've been wanting to read for years, and I stumbled across a copy at Once Upon a Time Books on our mini vacay to Bentonville, AR, earlier this year. It's a funny, engaging, heartbreaking yet hopeful story about life on the Spokane Indian reservation told from the perspective of a 14 year old boy. Give it a read.
I marked three scenes that really stood out to me because they spoke to my never-ending quest to merge my ideal reality with my real reality. The first scene was part of a conversation between Gordy and Junior about books and the mysteries they hold.
Gordy: " ... you should approach each book — you should approach life — with the real possibility that you might get a metaphorical boner at any point."
I don't know about you, but for the past 18 months, nothing in life has given me a metaphorical boner. In my ideal reality, I'm full of hope and curiosity and excitement for what life holds. In my real reality, every day is filled with the same responsibilities, obligations, tasks, arguments, fears and exhaustion. When I realized that, it made me sad.
So, here's to seeking, discovering, being open to, and embracing life's metaphorical boners. I know they are out there.
What about you? I hope you've had a few metaphorical boners lately, and I hope you'll share in the comments.
Looking for my insight from my other two scenes? I'll share in later posts.
Wherever you are, whatever you're doing ... Keep It Real (and keep your boner radar on!)
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