This sits on my bookcase at work, reminding me to choose to live a great story. That doesn’t mean pretending I’m living a story I want but don’t have. A great story is always authentic.

The dandelions remind me of other qualities of living a great story:

• The height of bloom isn’t the only beautiful and necessary part of a great story.
• We have to be willing to die throughout our story. A great story is a process.
• A great story involves giving yourself away and trusting God to use pieces of yourself to help others.

You cannot live a great story completely in one day, but today you can live one day – and many moments – of a great story.