The Power of an Ordinary Life by Harvey Hook

This book was from my Dad. He got a copy for himself and a copy for me. Two ordinary people, he said, let’s read this together. Well… that didn’t quite happen. I didn’t even pick this book up until November, even though he got it for us as Christmas gifts in 2018. He finished the book about the same time as I did I believe and we chatted briefly about it but probably not as in-depth as originally intended. Regardless, this was a book that I enjoyed and most of my key takeaways will be used in conversations with other people. I know that this book is especially impactful for people who might not be sure of their mission in life or main focus.

There was initially a story about a few individuals and there were three main things that the author shared are common within that story and are shared within the lives of all people who make a difference in the world. I find the third thing to be the most overlooked. People may forgive, and they may be good at it, but we also need to encourage those that we conflicted with to seek spiritual resolution as we did.

Pg. 6, Three things in this remarkable story are common elements in the lives of people who make a difference in the world.

First: The individual redeemed the immediate moment.