Faith Venture

Each of us is exceptional in some way. People amaze me with their unique capabilities and knowledge when I talk with them. 

We live in a society that emphasizes being extraordinary. Parents push their kids (or hope their kids) are gifted. That they will meet society’s definitions of success—wealth, power, position.

Sign in the backyard of a house along the Metra rail line into Chicago—I just want to be ordinary.

I have no idea why they put up that sign. But I thought of people like Thoreau who were exceptional in their being unexceptional.

Do truly gifted people have the best lives? Do the richest people or those at the top echelon of the business hierarchy have the happiest lives?

Be who you are. And be comfortable in your skin.

• Pursue what interests you—whether hobby or profession.
• Serve others generously.
• Devise a lifestyle of health and vigor.
• Pray often.
• Be kind.

Be extraordinary in your ordinaryness. 

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