...don't let the parade pass you by...

every year on new year's day, the goff family holds a parade in their neighborhood...the big catch is, no one is allowed to just sit by and watch...everyone must participate...

it is a wonderful example of a life well-lived...a life where no one sits on the sidelines...where everyone joins in the celebration...

too often we complain about our circumstances, about chances passing us by...but shouldn't we all step out, balloons and costumes and all and fully participate in the gift of each new day...shouldn't we begin to speak something into nothing...

you've been given this day...this life...don't let the parade pass you by...

to read more about the goff family:: www.donmilleris.com/2009/01/03/speaking-something-into-nothing/