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52<br />
purpose<br />
53<br />
TELL<br />
YOUR<br />
STORY<br />
“I WAS WORKING<br />
TERRIBLY HARD, AND<br />
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A<br />
TREADMILL. I WANTED TO<br />
KNOW WHY HE CREATED<br />
ME. I REASONED<br />
THAT WHEN I CREATE<br />
SOMETHING, I CREATE<br />
IT WITH A PURPOSE. IF<br />
I BUILD A HOUSE OR A<br />
CAR, THAT HOUSE OR<br />
CAR HAS A PURPOSE.<br />
IF I BUILD A BOAT, THAT<br />
BOAT HAS A PURPOSE.<br />
UNDERSTANDING WHY<br />
A PERSON CREATES<br />
SOMETHING HELPS<br />
US UNDERSTAND THE<br />
PURPOSE OF WHATEVER<br />
HAS BEEN CREATED. “<br />
(<strong>Freebird</strong>, Page 130)<br />
On a scale of 1 to 10,<br />
how purposeful do you<br />
feel in your current<br />
season of life? Why?<br />
(1 = not purposeful;<br />
10 = very purposeful)<br />
EACH OF US HAS A STORY. THE EVENTS OF OUR<br />
LIVES—GOOD, BAD, WONDERFUL OR CHALLENGING—<br />
HAVE SHAPED WHO WE ARE. WHEN WE SHARE OUR<br />
STORIES, WE DISCOVER OUR COMMON EXPERIENCES.<br />
YOUR STORY CAN ENCOURAGE SOMEONE ELSE. AND<br />
TELLING IT CAN LEAD TO A PATH OF FREEDOM FOR<br />
YOU AND FOR THOSE YOU TELL IT TO.<br />
BEGIN YOUR TIME TOGETHER BY ANSWERING THE<br />
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.<br />
What role does your<br />
current work play<br />
in whether you feel<br />
purposeful or not?