Next?

You probably expected to see Monte’s Thursday feature, but I’m borrowing his slot this week. He wanted to talk about love—we all need to hear about that, so I’ll work him in soon.

Today I want us to think a bit about what’s next.

In yesterday’s video I observed that this story doesn’t end at 1500 miles. Rich’s Ride was never about Rich or even about a ride. We’re all Together On A Journey Of Hope; this ride is a small chapter in the story of that journey.

A consistent theme during this trip has been “I wish more people could hear this story.” Well, I wish that as well. It’s not that I think I’m particularly special, because I’m not.

People respond to the notion of hope. They want to know that they can pursue dreams, even impossible dreams. They need to believe that it’s possible to get up when life knocks you down.

We’ve done twenty-six speaking events and talked directly to more than 3,500 people in groups from a dozen to eight hundred. There’s more on
the horizon, but that’s just a small drop in a very large bucket of folks who might benefit or enjoy or be inspired by this story. It’s a story we’ve all
written together, and now I’m asking for your help.

After a few days of R&R, Becky and I will drive about 1500 miles from New Orleans to Fort Collins. Wouldn’t it be cool to leverage that drive by sharing the story along the way?

If you know anyone who might invite us to speak that’s located near a reasonable path between those cities, please help us get that ball rolling.

Start planting seeds for future events. I’d love to take this message to anyone who’s interested. If you know a group who might be planning an event and inviting a speaker, please point them to us. I speak to many different groups, both faith-based and general in nature.

How about a conference or retreat? I’ve created a wonderful multi-session workshop that looks at adversity, hope, and dreams. It’s based around Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the gospel of John and encourages participants to answer some universal questions about God’s role in difficult circumstances.

Workshop participants will discuss, journal, and reflect on God’s desire for their lives. They’ll leave inspired to put the past behind and focus on the new things God is doing in them (Isaiah 43:18).

If we visited your community on this journey, perhaps you’d consider inviting us back for a deeper look at these important issues. If we missed you, maybe we need to plan an opportunity to meet.

Planning events like this requires…planning. So please begin considering how you might instigate the process of creating a remarkable event.

And … what else?

So many of you have done so much to make this project happen. We’ve attracted an incredible circle of people who believe in the message of hope and dreams. So as this chapter closes, what should the next one look like?

This isn’t MY project. It’s ours—we’re together on this journey, and I need some feedback on where we go next.

Leave a comment or send me an email and let me know how you see this remarkable story continuing.

Please leave a comment here.

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We have about fifty miles to go on our 1500-mile odyssey. If all goes well, we’ll complete that goal and head into New Orleans on Friday. We’re working on a couple of events over the weekend, and looking forward to a day or two of rest. Then–we’ll see what’s next.

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Over at Bouncing Back this morning I posted a follow-up to an article that generated a lot of comments here. I encourage you to drop over and check out One Soul.

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