“This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, speak, write, read, draw, provoke, emote, scream, sin, repent, cry, kneel, pray, bow, rise, stand, look, laugh, cajole, create, confront, confound, walk back, walk forward, circle, hide, and seek.”
— Terry Tempest Williams
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Stop waiting for perfection and start embracing the beautiful, messy rhythm of being alive. ✨ As Terry Tempest Williams beautifully writes: “This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, speak, write, read, draw, provoke, emote, scream, sin, repent, cry, kneel, pray, bow, rise, stand, look, laugh, cajole, create, confront, confound, walk back, walk forward, circle, hide, and seek.” Which of these 'verbs' describes your season of life right now? Let me know in the comments! 👇
About this quote
Too often, we treat life as a collection of destinations to reach or a series of quiet moments to endure. We mistakenly believe that a meaningful life—or a deep faith—requires us to be still, perfect, and predictable. But true vitality isn't found in the absence of chaos; it is found in the messy, beautiful, and unrelenting movement of being human. To live fully is to realize that our existence is not a noun, but a continuous, unfolding sequence of actions. Terry Tempest Williams reminds us that spirituality and purpose are found in the grit and the grace of the everyday. It is in the courage to question, the vulnerability to cry, the audacity to dance, and even the necessity of walking backward to heal. Whether you are conquering new heights or simply learning to breathe through a storm, every verb you embody is a sacred act. Embrace the full spectrum of your experience—the highs, the lows, and the wild in between—because that is where your true life happens.
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