- Everyone has their own story
- Every story matters, to the individual and to those within their circle of influence
- Every story is unique, based off
- Characters in the story and their interaction with the main character
- Choices made by the main character.
- Choices are motivated by:
- Money, or desire for what money can purchase
- Sex, or the desire for physical intimacy
- Power
- Love, or the desire to be loved/cared for/valued
- Hate
- Choices can have a profound impact upon the story sometimes far beyond the seeming significance of the choice itself
- With discipline it is possible to intentionally make better choices with better outcomes
- Every story is ultimately about relationship
- We exist within a framework/spiderweb of relationships with all of the characters in our story touching and changing us, and being changed by us.
- We can, but often do not, choose the nature of our impact upon others.
- We cannot chose the nature of the impact of others upon us, BUT we can choose, but often do not, our reaction to the impact of others in our life.
- Everyone is part of other people's stories,
- for some it is a significant overlap as with a spouse wherein they "become one flesh"
- and with others is is the merest brush like that of a butterfly
- every touch, no matter how small leaves a mark
- Every relationship is a reflection of our relationship with God
Focus on the choices you make each day - think about them in relationship to others and your own life story.
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