{"id":2084,"date":"2016-06-21T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2016-05-03T17:21:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T21:21:59","slug":"walter-mitty-taught-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/2016\/06\/21\/walter-mitty-taught-college\/","title":{"rendered":"What Walter Mitty Taught Me About College"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Walter<\/a><\/em>To see the world, <\/strong>
\n things dangerous to come to, <\/strong>
\n to see behind walls, <\/strong>
\n draw closer, <\/strong>
\n to find each other, and to feel.<\/strong>
\nThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty <\/em><\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

To see the world …to see behind walls.\u00a0To pull back the curtain. To discover. These words, with their simple message, have caused me to ponder what it means to take part in \u2018seeing behind walls.\u2019 It challenges its listeners to lean in and peel back the layers of life – discover the deeper parts of existence.<\/p>\n

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is, for all intents and purposes, my favorite movie. It challenges its viewers to dive into a more purposeful reality. To shed to monotony and embrace life\u2019s hills and valleys.<\/p>\n

College will be an exciting, challenging and growing time of your life. You\u2019ll have beautiful moments of joy and, at times, days of unfortunate struggle. For some, they\u2019ll thrive during the bumps and curves, but others will succumb to simply holding on. I want to challenge you to embrace the mistakes, learn from them and continue to give it your all. Pay attention, be curious and trust that the Lord goes before you. It won\u2019t be easy, but it will be worth it.<\/p>\n

So be encouraged to see this world, things dangerous to come to \u2026and to feel.<\/p>\n

All the best!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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