I’ve been sucked into a new Netflix series called “You”. And while I could go on and on about it as I find it incredibly creepy but thrilling at the same time, I really want to talk about something that was brought up in one of the scenes and then later talked about again. I want to talk about how life chips away at us and leaves us cracked and dented and scraped and scarred. And while some of them hurt, they all have stories that make us unique. But what is more important than how we got them is why. What do they show? They show you have lived a remarkable life. A life filled with ups and downs. Loves and losses. You should never be afraid to get the bumps and bruises because it shows you lived. However, you should be afraid to not have them because that means you lived an unremarkable life. And that my friends, should terrify you.

I once read a quote that said your goal in life should never arrive at your grave in a well preserved and perfect body. Your goal should be to slide in sideways with bumps and bruises, wine in one hand, a big bag of chocolate in the other, and hopefully with all your limbs intact, and if not, oh well. If you are that second person, you may even have a smile on your face because you know how much you truly lived. How remarkable you life truly was. If you are that first person, that’s ok too. But don’t expect boards to be filled with the many pictures from the many adventures you went on, parties you attended, or memories you made with your family and friends. Don’t be so wrapped up in other’s ideas of perfect that you forget to live the most perfect life for yourself. That is where the difference between a remarkable and unremarkable life lies. You can either take the outline that God has given you and turn it into a book that is a real page turner and is told often because of the unbelievable stories it holds or you can turn it into a book that will sit at the back of the closet, collecting dust and only brought out once in a blue moon because someone else’s remarkable story has you in the foot notes. Do you really just want to be a foot note?

While I think I am well on my way to a remarkable story that one day be titled as “The Life of a One Legged Mommy”, I now have a new goal. A goal that every parent should have. A goal to make sure your kids have the ambition to live a remarkable life. To let them know that ordinary is never something to aspire to be and being perfect does not make for a “perfect” life. I challenge you to stop caring and start daring. Dare to dream big. Dare to try to fly even if there is a chance to fall flat on your face. And dare to grab that computer, paper, or whatever you chose to write the story that is your life. Don’t be afraid of the bumps and bruises because that is what makes you remarkable.And remarkable makes for a wonderful story.

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