That night, I made a deal with God and with myself. I said, “I don’t care about the numbers. I don’t care about the likes. I just want to feel alive again.”
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There was a night in Nashville—I was on tour, my schedule was insane, and I had a panic attack so severe I couldn't breathe. I remember lying on the floor of a green room, thinking, “You have everything you ever wanted. Why do you feel like you’re dying?” That night, I made a deal with God and with myself
Ask yourself this morning: Am I busy, or am I productive? Am I moving, or am I progressing? I just want to feel alive again
Living fully is a radical act of rebellion against someday. It is looking around at your messy living room, your tired eyes, your imperfect body, your chaotic Tuesday afternoon, and whispering, “This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.”
That is why I wrote Living Fully . Not because I have it all figured out—heavens, no. But because I finally figured out the question . The question isn’t “How do I do more?” The question is “How do I feel more?”
Living fully doesn’t mean you feel happy every second. It means you feel everything —the hard, the sad, the glorious, the boring—and you stay in the room for it.