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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?

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