Home Run, by Kevin Myers & John C. Maxwell - Chapters 1 & 2

7/22/2019 Home Run, by Kevin Myers & John C. Maxwell - Chapters 1 & 2

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Tfn Hkan [ou \jmt

Kmtroductkom `y Gofm C. Ejxwnhh

Jrn you hkvkml tfn hkan tfjt you wjmthkan to tfn auhh, js Gnsusdnscrk`nd km Gofm :27:2? K `nhknvn nvnry aohhownr oa Cfrkst fjs tfn

potnmtkjh to do tfjt. [nt too oatnm `nhknvnrs hkvns domt hooi eucf dka-

anrnmt aroe tfosn oa pnophn wfo domt aohhow Lod. Fnjrt`rnjikmlhy,rnsnjrcf sfows tfjt eost `nhknvnrs hkvn mo `nttnr jmd mo dkaanrnmthy

tfjm mom-`nhknvnrs. Aor nxjephn, nhknvnrs domt snne to fjmdhn eomny

jmy `nttnr tfjm mom-`nhknvnrs. Jccordkml to Gofm \. Inmmndy wrktkml

km Cfrkstkjmkty Todjy, Tfnrn ks hktthn dkaanrnmcn `ntwnnm tfn jeoumts

tfjt Cfrkstkjms jmd mom-Cfrkstkjms njrm, spnmd, sjvn, cfjrln, or domjtn

to cfjrktkns.:@nhknvnrs snne to strullhn wktf pormolrjpfy jmd hust

gust js eucf js mom-`nhknvnrs.0Jmd jccordkml to rnsnjrcfnr Lnorln@jrmj, dkvorcn rjtns aor Cfrkstkjms jmd mom-Cfrkstkjms jrn vkrtujhhy

kdnmtkcjh jt 30 jmd 33 pnrcnmt.3\fy ks tfjt?

K `nhknvn tfjt ejmy Cfrkstkjms jrn eksskml soen aoumdjtkomjh prkm-

ckphns jmd prjctkcns oa tfn ajktf. Ejmy oa tfnsn wnrn tjulft to ey lnm-

nrjtkom wfnm wn wnrn cfkhdrnm. Jmd tfny wnrn dnmktnhy ne`rjcnd

jmd ne`odknd `y tfn lnmnrjtkom oa ey pjrnmts. Lod wjmts to cfjmln

us aroe tfn kmskdn out. Ejmy pnophn try to lrow aroe tfn outskdn km.

Tfn `jd mnws ks tfjt kt gust donsmt wori. Tfn lood mnws ks tfjt tfks


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Tfn Hkan [ou \jmt 3

omn nhsn, fn fjs tjinm tfn jtom oa cfurcf hnjdnrsfkp tfjt K pjssnd jatnr

K hnat auhh-tken pjstorjh hnjdnrsfkp km tfn hocjh cfurcf, jmd fn fjs rum

wktf kt. Fn ks hnjdkml tfn ikmd oa cfurcf tfjt K wouhd fjvn hkind to hnjd,fjd Lod jhhownd en to stjy km pjstorjh ekmkstry km tfn hocjh cfurcf.

Invkm ks fklfhy nmnrlntkc, crnjtkvn, jmd pjsskomjtn. Fns j lood

hnjdnr, j lood tfkminr, jmd j hkanhoml studnmt oa hnjdnrsfkp. Fn ks j

lrnjt ajtfnr jmd fus`jmd. Jmd omn oa fks ajvorktn tfkmls ks rkdkml fks

Fjrhny-Djvkdsom eotorcychn. Fks hnjdnrsfkp styhn ejy `n soenwfjt

dkaanrnmt aroe ekmn, ùt fks fnjrt aor pnophn jmd pjsskom aor sfjrkml

Cfrkst jrn tfn sjen. Fn fjs ncoen j dnjr arknmd.

Tkenhnss Trutfs km j Tkenhy Rjcijln

Invkm fjs `nnm tnjcfkml tfn kdnjs km tfks òoi aor mnjrhy atnnm ynjrs.

Tfn comcnpt ks rootnd km Poejms :07:07

Tfnrnaorn, K urln you, `rotfnrs jmd skstnrs, km vknw oa Lods

enrcy, to oaanr your òdkns js j hkvkml sjcrkcn, fohy jmd phnjs-

kml to Lodtfks ks your trun jmd propnr worsfkp. Do mot

comaore to tfn pjttnrm oa tfks worhd, ùt `n trjmsaorend `y

tfn rnmnwkml oa your ekmd. Tfnm you wkhh `n j`hn to tnst jmd

jpprovn wfjt Lods wkhh ksfks lood, phnjskml jmd pnranct wkhh.

Tfn corn kdnj ks tfjt tfnrn ks j pjttnrm tfn worhd aohhows aor hkv-

kml, jmd tfnrn ks j dkaanrnmt pjttnrm tfjt Lod dnskrns us to aohhow tfjt

nmj`hns pnophn to hkvn hkan to tfn auhh. Jmd tfn fooi tfjt Invkm usns to

tnjcf kt ks `jsn`jhh.

Kvn `nnm jwjrn oa tfks tnjcfkml oa Invkms aor ovnr j dncjdn, jmd

Kvn `nnm nmcourjlkml fke to sfjrn kt wktf otfnrs aor ynjrs. Trun to

Invkms pnrsomjhkty, fn wjmtnd to tforoulfhy rojd-tnst kt rst. Fn

wjmtnd to ejin surn kt rnjhhy fnhpnd pnophn jmd couhd stjmd tfn tnst


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oa tken `naorn sfjrkml kt eorn `rojdhy outskdn fks owm cfurcf. Fn jhso

wjmtnd to ùkhd pnrsomjh crndk`khkty km fks hnjdnrsfkp `naorn jutforkml

fks rst òoi. Km tfn njrhy ynjrs, fks cfurcf strullhndeucf eorntfjm K wjs nvnr jwjrn oa. Kt fue`hnd fke, jmd kt tjulft fke ejmy oa

tfn hnssoms fns hnjrmnd.

Todjy :0Stomn Cfurcf jvnrjlns eorn tfjm tfkrtnnm tfousjmd pno-

phn nvnry wnninmd jt aour cjepusns. Km 02:2, kt wjs tfn ajstnst-lrowkml

cfurcf km tfn ^mktnd Stjtns jccordkml to Outrnjcfejljzkmn.4Jmd tfn

cfurcf ks stkhh lrowkml jmd worikml towjrd opnmkml jddktkomjh cje-

pusns. Kt ks ejikml j dkaanrnmcn km kts coeeumkty oa Lwkmmntt Coumty,Lnorlkj, jm jrnj oa j ekhhkom pnophn. Invkm ks dntnrekmnd to rnjcf js

ejmy pnophn js possk`hn aor js homl js Lod jhhows fke to snrvn.

Tfn cfurcf ks jhso worikml towjrd nqukppkml hnjdnrs jmd fnhp-

kml otfnr cfurcfns. Aor kmstjmcn, :0Stomn fjs j rnskdnmcy prolrje aor

youml pjstors gust stjrtkml out km tfnkr cjrnnrs. Jmd kt ks km tfn procnss

oa opnmkml j hnjdnrsfkp cnmtnr. Km ajct, `y tfn tken yourn rnjdkml tfks

òoi, tfn hnjdnrsfkp cnmtnr wkhh `n ùkht jmd fnhpkml to nqukp hnjdnrsaor tfn jdvjmcnenmt oa Lods Ikmldoe. [ouhh hnjrm eorn jòut tfjt

hjtnr km tfn ooi.

\fnm Invkm tohd en fn wjs mjhhy rnjdy to sfjrn tfnsn kdnjs, K

wjs dntnrekmnd to fnhp fke. Tfjts wfnm K oaanrnd to co-jutfor tfn

òoi wktf fke. K wjmt nvnryomn to wfoe Kvn tjulft hnjdnrsfkp ovnr

tfn ynjrs to `nmnt aroe tfn kdnjs km tfks òoi. Ka you wjmt to hkvn

Lods wjy jmd you wjmt to fjvn j roci-sohkd aoumdjtkom upom wfkcf toùkhd your hnjdnrsfkp, you mnnd tfnsn hnssoms.

\fnm Invkm orklkmjhhy tjulft tfnsn comcnpts to fks cfurcf, fn

cjhhnd kt Dkjeomd Hkan. @ut js wn tjhind jòut kt, K tohd fke tfjt

wfjt fn wjs rnjhhy dnscrk`kml wjs fow to fjvn j foen rum hkan. Jmd

tfjts wfnm wn dnckdnd to mjen tfks òoiFoen Pum. Nvnryomn wjmts

to scorn km hkan. Nvnryomn wjmts to `n j wkmmnr. Tfks òoi wkhh sfow

you fow.

Tfks òoi comtjkms Invkms story jmd tfn hnssoms Lod fjs tjulft


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Tfn Hkan [ou \jmt >

fke ovnr tfn ynjrs. Kts j story oa succnss, ynt Invkm sfjrns mot omhy

tfn lood, `ut jhso tfn `jd jmd tfn ulhy. Jhoml tfn wjy, K wkhh wnklf km

jmd lkvn you ey pnrspnctkvn. Khh jhso provkdn jpphkcjtkom jmd dkscus-skom qunstkoms jt tfn nmd oa njcf cfjptnr tfjt wkhh fnhp you to procnss

wfjt you hnjrm jmd kmcorporjtn kt kmto your hkan.

Lod fjs j drnje aor your hkan. Fn hovns you. Fn ejdn you umkqunhy.

Fn fjs lkvnm you lkats jmd tjhnmts. Fn crnjtnd you wktf j purposn. Jmd

you cjm auhhh kt! [ou cjm hnjrm to `n comtnmt, js tfn Jposthn Rjuh dkd.

[ou cjm hkvn hkan to tfn auhh, js Gnsus oaanrnd. Kt enjms aohhowkml Lod

jmd dokml tfkmls Fks wjy. @ut jhwjys rnene`nr tfjt Lod uhtkejtnhywjmts tfn `nst aor you. \fnm wn do tfkmls Lods wjy, tfn gourmny ksmt

jhwjys wfjt wn nxpnct, `ut kts jhwjys `nttnr tfjm wn kejlkmnd jmd

eorn tfjm wn dnsnrvn. Hnts turm tfn pjln jmd lnt stjrtnd.


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Fopns, Drnjes, jmd Dnhjys

Nvnryomn fjs drnjes. Tfny stjrt wfnm wn djydrnje js ikds, wktfòys oatnm kektjtkml Supnrejm jmd lkrhs phjykml Supnrstjr @jr`kn. @ut

soom nmoulf wn aore rnjh drnjes aor our auturn. \n drnje oa fjvkml

succnss km j cjrnnr. Fjvkml lrnjt arknmds. Rossnsskml tfn arnndoe to

trjvnh jmd snni jdvnmturn. Akmdkml tfn hovn oa our hkan jmd sjykml Kdo aor innps. Tfnm jddkml soen ikds. Lnttkml j fousn jmd lokml om

tfn Dksmny vjcjtkom. (K drnjend oa fjvkml vn ikds. Jatnr tfn rnjhkty

oa omn K wjs fjppy to stop jt two, ut tfjt dkdmt wori. K mow fjvn aour.

K hovn tfne jhh, ut tfjts jmotfnr story.)

\fntfnr wn nvnr tfoulft jòut kt or mot, wn jhso fopnd tfjt wfnm

wn hooind km tfn ekrror, wn rnspnctnd tfn pnrsom wn sjw tfnrn. Jmd

nvnm ka wn dkdmt usn tfnsn nxjct words, wn wjmtnd our hkan to ejttnrto ejin j dkaanrnmcn, to fjvn enjmkml, to coumt. \n drnjend oa fjv-

kml j lood hkan, j auhh hkan. \n wjmtnd to fkt j foen rum.

Tfkmi jòut wfnm you wnrn youml, ejy`n wfnm you wnrn lnttkml

out oa fklf scfooh or om your wjy to cohhnln. \fjt wjs your drnje?

Cjrnnr succnss? Akmjmckjh succnss? Ejrrknd jmd km hovn aor hkan? J

sohkd ajekhy wktf ikds? Trustnd arknmds? Arnn tken? Arnndoe aroe

jddkctkom? Souh pnjcn? Spkrktujhhy rnsohvnd ajktf? Fnjhtf? Fjppkmnss?


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:. Lod Hovns ^s Eorntfjm \n \khh Nvnr Imow

Kts vnry dkacuht aor us to wrjp our fnjds jroumd Lods hovn aor us.To pjrjpfrjsn Gnsus wfnm Fn wjs trykml to nxprnss fow dnnphy Lod

cjrns aor us, Fn sjkd, Lod so hovnd tfks worhd tfjt fn ljvn en, fks omn

jmd omhy som. Fn dkd tfks so tfjt wfonvnr `nhknvns km en wouhd mot

pnrksf `ut fjvn nvnrhjstkml hkan.0

Tfjt cjm n fjrd to nhknvn km j worhd oa roinm drnjes jmd roinm

ajekhkns. Jatnr ey pjrnmts wnmt tfroulf j dkvorcn wfnm K wjs nhnvnm

jmd twnhvn ynjrs ohd, ey ajtfnr `ncjen kmdkaanrnmt towjrd en. K cjmtnhh you tfjt tfn tnnm ynjrs jrn j roulf snjsom to nxpnrknmcn dkstjmcn

aroe your djd. Tfjt wjs mo sejhh tfkml aor en to lnt tfroulf or lnt

ovnr. Jmd km su`snqunmt ynjrs, K wjs jt lrnjt rksi oa prognctkml tfn

kejln oa ey njrtfhy ajtfnr omto ey Fnjvnmhy Ajtfnr. @ut dnnp dowm, K

imnw tfjt Lod ks mot kmdkaanrnmt towjrd us.

Hkan to tfn auhh js Gnsus dnscrk`nd `nlkms wktf imowkml tfjt Lod

hovns us eorn tfjm wn wkhh nvnr imow. Mo ejttnr fow hktthn or foweucf you `nhknvn km Lods hovn, tfnrns eorn. Nvnm ka you jrn tfn

eost sncurn pnrsom km tfn worhd wfo imows to tfn dnptfs oa your souh

tfjt Lod hovns you, you stkhh fjvnmt scrjtcfnd tfn surajcn oa Lods

hovn.

0. Tfnrn Ks Eornto Lod

Mo ejttnr fow chosn you jrn to Lod jmd fow wnhh you imow Fke, you

mnnd to rnene`nr tfjt tfnrn ks eorn to Lod. Tfn dnptf jmd `rnjdtf

oa tfn pownr oa Lods lrnjtmnss fjs mnvnr `nnm enjsurnd. Tfn eorn

you imow Lod, tfn eorn you dkscovnr tfnrn ks to imow j`out Fke.

Tfn chosnr you lnt to Fke, tfn `kllnr Fn lnts. Nvnm wfnm you lnt to

tfn nmd oa yoursnha, you jrn mnvnr jt tfn nmd oa Lod. Rursun Lod jmd

km tken you wkhh gokm tfn jmcknmt wrktnrs wfo skephy comanss, Lod fjs

mo nqujh km fnjvnm or om njrtf.


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3. Lod Fjs Rut Eornkm ^s

Lod crnjtnd us km Fks kejln jmd km Fks hkinmnss aroe tfn `nlkmmkml.Fn crnjtnd us to ruhn om Fks `nfjha ovnr tfn njrtf. Jmd Fn wouhd

fjvn us imow tfjt Fn fjs put eorn tjhnmt km njcf oa us tfjm wn fjvn

nvnr trjkmnd. Tfjts wfy you cjm spnmd j hkantken lrowkml jmd mnvnr

`n domn. \n wnrn, km ajct, crnjtnd aor tfn jdvnmturn oa lrowkml aor j

hkantken.

Lod fjs jhso put eorn tnmjckty km njcf oa us tfjm wn fjvn nvnr

tjppnd. Tfn omhy rnjsom jmytfkml ks truhy ovnr aor us ks tfjt wn cfoosnto qukt, mot `ncjusn wn fjvn to qukt. Lod fjs put j stroml wkhh kmto

fuejm `nkmls. Jmd wfnm wn cfoosn to trust Gnsus aor tfn aorlkvnmnss

oa skm jmd to aohhow Fks ljen phjm aor hkan, Lod puts nvnm eorn km us

Fks Fohy Spkrkt hktnrjhhy kmdwnhhs us. Tfjt lkvns us tfn pownr oa Lod km

us so tfjt wn cjm pursun tfn drnjes Lod fjs aor us.

4. Lod Fjs Eornaor ^s

Njrhy omn eormkml K wjs rnjdkml tfn story oa Djvkd, jmd K wjs struci

`y soentfkml K rnjd. Kt aornvnr rnsfjpnd ey tfkmikml j`out Lod.

Djvkds story ks ajekhkjr to us, jmd fn ks imowm aor ejmy tfkmls7 Aor

fks `jtthn wktf Lohkjtf wfnm fn wjs j tnnmjlnr. Aor `nkml j sfnpfnrd

wfo `ncoen j lrnjt wjrrkor jmd tfnm tfn ikml oa Ksrjnh. Aor wrktkml

tfn Rsjhes. @ut wn jhso imow j`out fks ajkhurn `ncjusn oa fks jaajkrwktf @jtfsfn`j. Tfks pjrtkcuhjr eormkml, K dkscovnrnd K fjd `nnm so

aocusnd om Djvkds ajkhurn jmd `roinm drnje tfjt K ekssnd tfn mjturn

oa Lod rnvnjhnd km tfn story.

Jatnr tfn jaajkr, Lod usnd Mjtfjm tfn propfnt to comaromt Djvkds

skm. Spnjikml aor Lod, Mjtfjm sjkd, K ljvn your ejstnrs fousn to

you . . . K ljvn you jhh Ksrjnh jmd Gudjf. Jmd ka jhh tfks fjd `nnm too

hktthn, K wouhd fjvn lkvnm you nvnm eorn.3Js K rnjd tfks vnrsn, Lod

jrrnstnd ey jttnmtkom. Lod wjmtnd eorn aor Djvkd. Jmd K snmsnd tfjt


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Lod wjs trykml to ejin en umdnrstjmd tfjt Fn wjmts eorn aor jhh

tfosn Fn hovns.

Kt trjmsaorend fow K sjw Lod, jmd K fjvn mnvnr nnm tfn sjen. Tfnnxpnrknmcn rnsnt km en tfn trutf oa wfo Lod ks y mjturn. Fn ks j lnmnr-

ous Lod wfo dnskrns to lkvn us eorn. Mo womdnr tfn njrhy cfurcf wjs

nmcourjlnd `y tfn words km Npfnskjms dnscrk`kml Lod js omn wfo ks

j`hn to do keenjsurj`hy eorn tfjm jhh wn jsi or kejlkmn.4

Gofms Rnrspnctkvn

Invkm rnanrnmcns omn oa ey ajvorktn vnrsns wfnm fn quotns Npfn-

skjms 3702. Too ejmy pnophn umdnrnstkejtn tfn dnskrn oa Lod to

`hnss tfne out oa Fks hovn. \n sfouhd mnvnr fjvn j scjrckty ekmd-

snt wfnm kt coens to Lod. Fn ks tfn Jutfor oa nvnrytfkml, tfn

Crnjtor wfo aorend tfn umkvnrsn out oa motfkml. Fks rnsourcns

jmd Fks hovn cjm mnvnr rum out. Jmd `ncjusn Fn fjs tohd us tfjt

Fn hovns us, wn sfouhd fjvn jm jùmdjmcn ekmd-snt. Lod wjmts

eorn aor you. Tfn qunstkom ks wfntfnr you jrn wkhhkml to rncnkvn kt.

Lod ks kmtkejtnhy jmd pnrsomjhhy kmvohvnd km tfn drnjes oa our

hkvns. Jmd wfjt dons Fn wjmt aor us? Eorn. @y tfjt, K domt enjm eorn

ejtnrkjh tfkmls. K enjm eorn om j dnnpnr hnvnh7 eorn sklmkcjmcn,

eorn lood rnhjtkomsfkps, eorn souh sjtksajctkom, eorn kepjct, eorn

commnctkom wktf Lodhkan to tfn auhh. So ka Gnsus cjen tfjt wn eklftfjvn hkan to tfn auhh, fow coen eost oa us snne to hkvn fjha auhh or nvnm

nepty? Tfn jmswnr ks skephn ut jhso supnrmjturjh. Ka yourn wkhhkml to

comtkmun wktf us om tfn gourmny oa tfks òoi, wn oaanr j ljen phjm aor

hkan jmd hnjdnrsfkp tfjt hnjds to j auhh hkan. Tfn gourmny `nlkms wktf j

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Tjin tfn @us Pkdn

Fow dkd you lnt Gofm Ejxwnhh to pnrsomjhhy enmtor you? Kvn `nnm

jsind tfjt qunstkom rnpnjtndhy. Ey jmswnr? K tooi j us rkdn.

Km Gjmujry :;;


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:0 F O E N P ^ M

Js wn wnrn jhh cfncikml kmto our rooes jt tfn mnw fotnh, tfn

ùzz `nljm. Hooi, soenòdy sjkd, tfnrns Gofm Ejxwnhh. Fn wjs

cfncikml km. \n fjd `nnm eovnd to fks fotnh. K sfooi fks fjmd jmdtrknd to jppnjr snha-comdnmt, tfoulf K jctujhhy anht kmtkekdjtnd. K anht

aoohksf aor wrktkml tfn motn to fke, ùt jt hnjst K fjd commnctnd wktf

tfn ejm wfo aunhnd ey hnjdnrsfkp nmlkmn.

Tfn mnxt eormkml js wn hojdnd up tfn ùs, wn sjw tfjt tfn luy wfo

wjs supposnd to drkvn Gofm ovnr to tfn comanrnmcn fjd hocind fks inys km

tfn cjr wktf tfn nmlkmn rummkml. So wn kmvktnd Gofm omto tfn us to lnt j

rkdn to fks owm comanrnmcn. \n dksfnd out tfn sjrcjse, jmd Gofm fjd motrou`hn rnturmkml kt. Kt wjs j aum rkdn, jmd kt snt tfn tomn aor jm nmljlkml

comanrnmcn aor us. Js j lnsturn oa lnmnrous tfjmis, Gofm òulft humcf

aor jhh aty oa us. Jmd jt tfn chosn oa tfn comanrnmcn, Gofm jlrnnd to gokm

us aor dkmmnrsoentfkml K hjtnr umdnrstood mnvnr fjppnms.

Jhh tfroulf tfn enjh, K sjt jt tfn tj`hn wktf tfnGofm Ejxwnhh nxpn-

rknmckml two cohhkdkml neotkoms7 nxcktnenmt jmd tnrror. K wjs nxcktnd

`ncjusn K couhd mjhhy jsi tfn hnjdnrsfkp luru jmytfkml K wjmtnd. Tfntnrror7 \fjt om njrtf do K jsi tfn hnjdnrsfkp luru wktfout hooikml

stupkd? Aortumjtnhy, tfn nxcktnenmt wom out jmd K jsind, Gofm, wfjt

wouhd you do ka you wnrn ajckml j ejgor comffkct wktf your dnmoek-

mjtkomjh hnjdnrs jmd anht hkin you mnndnd to wjhi jwjy? Hktnrjhhy jmd

hnljhhy snpjrjtn?

Gofm jmd K wnrn òtf km tfn \nshnyjm dnmoekmjtkom, so fn umdnr-

stood tfn coephkcjtkoms jmd tfn mujmcns oa ey qunstkom. K nxphjkmndsoen dntjkhs, jmd fn oaanrnd, Invkm, soentkens Lod wkhh put j hnss

lkatnd hnjdnr ovnr j eorn lkatnd hnjdnr to tnst tfn fuekhkty oa tfn rks-

kml hnjdnr. [ou fjvn to dnckdn ka kts tken to hnjvn or tken to fue`hn

yoursnha.

Ka Lod Fkesnha fjd cfosnm to spnji judk`hy, kt couhd mot fjvn nnm

eorn cuttkml or chnjr. Km tfjt eoenmt, K umdnrstood tfjt kts possk`hn aor

hnjdnrs to `n rklftkm tfnkr posktkom jmd skeuhtjmnoushy wromlkm tfnkr

jctkoms. K imnw K wouhd fjvn to lo fue`hn eysnha. (Fow tfjt phjynd


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out ks j homl story aor jmotfnr tken. Fownvnr, imow tfjt :0Stomn ks

stkhh lrjtnauhhy hkmind to our dnmoekmjtkom wfkhn fjvkml tfn arnndoe

to hnjd wktf our umkqun cjhhkml km tfn coeeumkty.)Tfn dkmmnr cjen to jm nmd, jmd kt snnend lood to chosn wktf j

prjynr. Aor mo pjrtkcuhjr rnjsom, K jsind jhh aty pnophn to aore j ckrchn

km tfn prkvjtn rooe wn occupknd. \n tfjmind Gofm aor coekml, jmd K

jsind tfnm òjrd ene`nr jmd arknmd Cfrks Fuaa to prjy.

\fjt fjppnmnd mnxt wouhd tjin tfn Fohy Spkrkt to nxphjkm. Jhh

K imow ks tfjt K wjs spkrktujhhy ovnrwfnhend wktfout spnckc cjusn

or rnjsom. Js Cfrks prjynd, K `nljm tnjrkml up, wfkcf cjulft en oaalujrd. K anht aoohksfumtkh K opnmnd ey nyns jmd dkscovnrnd otfnrs

wnrn jhso wnnpkml, kmchudkml Gofm.

Invkm, Gofm sjkd, turmkml to en, K tfkmi tfn Fohy Spkrkt gust

jsind en to enmtor you. Ka yourn kmtnrnstnd, tfjt ks ey oaanr.

K wjs umdomn. Kt tooi nvnrytfkml km en to fohd kt tolntfnr neotkom-

jhhy. K imow tfks soumds wkepy, ùt K wjs umj`hn to rnljkm ey coepo-

surn. Jmd moòdy ut Lod jmd enmot Gofm Ejxwnhh, mot ey chosnstarknmds, mot nvnm ey wkanimnw wfy. Kt sklmknd j hkan-cfjmlkml

spkrktujh sfkat, wfkcf K wkhh nxphjkm km tfn mnxt cfjptnr.

\n hnat tfjt nvnmkml aor tfn homl ùs rkdn foen. Tfosn vn fours

`ncjen j rohhkml cfurcf snrvkcn oa Lods lrjcn. Rnrsom jatnr pnrsom

tooi tfn ekin jmd spoin jòut wfjt Lod fjd stkrrnd km tfne durkml

tfn comanrnmcn or jatnr tfn prjynr eoenmt.

Tfjt rnejkms omn oa tfn tnm eost supnrmjturjhhy cfjrlnd eoenmtskm ey hkan. Jmd to tfkmi, K couhd fjvn ekssnd kt fjd K dksekssnd tfn

proept aroe Lod tfjt Kd nxpnrknmcnd wnnis `naorn. Fow ejmy tkens

fjs Lod wfkspnrnd soentfkml km our spkrkt tfjt wn cjsujhhy dksekssnd?

Soentkens j proept cjm `n js umusujh js j ùs rkdn. Kt cjm `n j skephn

jct oa ikmdmnss. Lod ejy jsi us to stjrt soentfkml. Or stop soen-

tfkml. Or rksi soentfkml. \fjt wouhd ey hkan `n hkin todjy ka K fjd

`nnm j mo-sfow aor tfjt hnjdnrsfkp comanrnmcn? K wouhd fjvn ekssnd

out om fjvkml Gofm js j enmtor! \n mnnd to `n Lods [ns Ejm or


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[ns \oejm nvnry tken Lod spnjis. Tfn eorntfjt Lod fjs aor us ks

usujhhy om tfn otfnr skdn oa [ns, Hord.

Gofms Rnrspnctkvn

Tfjt wjs tfn omhy tken tfn pnrsom wfo wjs supposnd to drkvn

en to j comanrnmcn to spnji hocind fks inys km tfn cjr wktf tfn

nmlkmn rummkml. K sfouhd fjvn imowm Lod wjs up to soentfkml.

\fnm Invkms arknmd Cfrks prjynd, K imnwLod wjs up to soen-

tfkml `ncjusn Fks prnsnmcn wjs chnjr. K aohhownd Lods hnjdkml `y

jsikml Invkm ka K couhd enmtor fke. K fjvn `nnm rnwjrdnd lrnjthy`y wjtcfkml Invkm lrow km fks hnjdnrsfkp. Enmtorkml fke fjs `nnm

j goy `ncjusn fn jhwjys prnpjrns `naorn wn ennt, jsis fjrd quns-

tkoms, jmd kephnenmts wfjt fn hnjrms. Jmd fn dons kt jhh aor tfn

lhory oa Lod.

Ka you snmsn tfjt Lod ks proeptkml you to do soentfkml, domt

dkscoumt or dksekss kt. Aohhow Lods hnjd. [ou mnvnr imow wfnrn

Fn ejy `n hnjdkml you.

So tfn sfort jmswnr to fow K lot Gofm Ejxwnhh to enmtor en ks tfjt

K o`nynd j Lod proept. To umdnrstjmd tfn keportjmcn oa fks oaanr, Khh

mnnd to tjin you ajrtfnr `jci km ey pnrsomjh fkstory.

Lod Lkvns Jhh oa ^s Drnjes

\fnm wn wnmt om tfn `us trkp km :;;


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Fopns, Drnjes, jmd Dnhjys :>

cfkhdfood, tfnrn wnrn tfkmls tfjt tfny mnvnr surrnmdnrnd to Lod, jmd

tfjt dnstroynd tfnkr ejrrkjln jmd our ajekhy. Jatnr tfn dkvorcn, ey

hkan dnscnmdnd kmto eksnry. Tfn tfrnn eost sklmkcjmt enm km ey hkanhnat en7 ey djd jmd ey two ohdnr `rotfnrs, wfo nvnmtujhhy wnmt to

hkvn wktf fke. K hkvnd wktf ey eoe jmd ey youmlnr skstnr, jmd wn

anht coephntnhy om our owm. \n hkvnd km lovnrmenmt-su`skdkznd fous-

kml. Djd snmt hktthn eomny, jmd Eoe wjs j fklf scfooh dropout wfo

worind ekmkeue-wjln go`s to fnhp us survkvn.

\n strullhnd mjmckjhhy, ùt mot km ajktf, wfkcf Eoe eodnhnd km

òtf word jmd jctkom. Sfn usnd to tnhh en tfjt Lod fjd eorn aor en,ka K wjs wkhhkml to hkstnm to Fke jmd auhhy aohhow Fke. Enjmwfkhn,

sfn pursund Lod dkhklnmthy, snrvnd km tfn cfurcf, jmd fomornd Lod

wktf tfn rst :2 pnrcnmt, tfn tktfn, oa nvnrytfkml sfn njrmnd, dnspktn

our povnrty. Tfoulf K fjd coen to Cfrkst jt jln mkmn, tfn strullhns

oa our ajekhy ejrind en, jmd K drnjend jòut j `nttnr hkan ejtnrk-

jhhy. K fopnd to `n jm jttormny soendjy. K wjmtnd to `n soenòdy jmd

do soentfkml keportjmt. @ut K jhso snmsnd tfjt Lod wjmtnd en to`ncoen j pjstor.

Tfn eost ejrikml eoenmt oa ey hkan jmd ajktf occurrnd km tfn

ajhh oa :;


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:1 F O E N P ^ M

Jmd you wkhh `n cjhhnd prknsts oa tfn Hord,

you wkhh `n mjend ekmkstnrs oa our Lod.

K wjs stummnd. Kt wjs Ksjkjf 1:71. K qukcihy wnmt to tfn `nlkmmkml

oa tfn cfjptnr jmd rnjd,

Tfn Spkrkt oa tfn Sovnrnklm Hordks om en,

`ncjusn tfn Hordfjs jmokmtnd en

to prnjcf lood mnws to tfn poor.

Fn fjs snmt en to kmd up tfn roinmfnjrtnd,to prochjke arnndoe aor tfn cjptkvns

jmd rnhnjsn aroe djrimnss aor tfn prksomnrs,

to prochjke tfn ynjr oa tfn Hords ajvor . . .

Tfny wkhh n cjhhnd ojis oa rklftnousmnss,

j phjmtkml oa tfn Hord

aor tfn dksphjy oa fks sphnmdor.>

Tfjt wjs kt9 K wjs domn. Lod couhdmt fjvn ejdn ey cjhhkml jmy

chnjrnr. Ey drnje jmd Fks drnje aor en wnrn mow omn jmd tfn sjen.

K put jwjy jmy tfoulft oa `ncoekml j hjwynr, jmd K dkd tfn omhy tfkml

K imnw to do km tfjt eoenmt js j tnnmjlnr. K wrotn tfn djtn jmd tken km

tfn @k`hn js ey [NS to Lod7 Movne`nr :3, :; p.e.

Durkml tfjt snjsom oa ey hkan, K hjtnr fjd wfjt couhd `n cjhhnd two

vkskoms aroe Lod. Tfn rst ks fjrd to nxphjkm `ncjusn Lod usnd tfnkejln oa j aum fousn. Our ajekhy fjd oatnm vksktnd j tfnen pjri cjhhnd

Cndjr Rokmt wfnm K wjs lrowkml up. Jeoml tfn vjrkous jttrjctkoms

wjs j skephn aum fousn hhnd wktf tfkmls hkin shjmtnd ffoors, j rooe oa

ekrrors, jmd jm upskdn-dowm rooe. To nxkt tfn aum fousn, youd crjwh

omto j djri shkdn tfjt spkrjhnd dowm jmd duepnd you kmto tfn sjmd out-

skdn. K mnvnr rnjhhy cjrnd aor tfjt shkdn9 tfoulf kt wjs aum, kt wjs jhso

djri jmd chjustropfo`kc.


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:6 F O E N P ^ M

K nxphjkm jhh tfjt `ncjusn km tfks vkskom K wjs jt tfn top oa tfks shkdn

jmd jm nmdhnss hkmn oa pnophn wnrn coekml tfroulf tfn aum fousn jmd

pjsskml en to lnt om tfn shkdn. @ut K umdnrstood tfjt tfks enjmt soen-tfkml spkrktujh. Kt wjs syeòhkc. Tfn shkdn hnd dowm to j forrk`hn ntnr-

mkty wktfout Lod. Rnophn wnrn dkseksskml Lod jmd kmduhlkml snha km

jm naaort to auhhh tfnkr hkan drnjes, ynt tfny fjd òulft kmto j hkn. K

wjs pjkmauhhy jwjrn tfjt tfny wnrn hjulfkml tfnkr wjy to tfnkr dooe.

Km tfn vkskom, Lod fjd phjcnd en jt tfn shkdn nmtrjmcn to rnscun

pnophn aroe tfn shkdn. Jmd tfn ùrdnm oa tfnkr ekshnd vnrskom oa aum

jmd kepnmdkml dooe wjs so fnjvy om en tfjt K wjs wnnpkml. K wjs`nllkml jmd phnjdkml to innp pnophn aroe lnttkml omto tfjt shkdn.

\fnm K jwoin aroe tfn vkskom, Lod skephy sjkd, Tfks ks your hkan

purposn. Rnophn wkhh cfjsn tfkmls km tfks worhd hkin kts j aum fousn

jmd lnt om tfn shkdn to jm ntnrmkty wktfout en. K wjmt you to cjrry tfn

ùrdnm oa omn wfo imows wfjts jt stjin. Pnjcf js ejmy pnophn js

possk`hn jmd dntnr tfne aroe lokml dowm tfn shkdn.

K drnw j pkcturn oa tfjt vkskom, jmd kts `nnm snjhnd km ey ekmd nvnrskmcn. K imnw tfjt kt wjs ey go` to coeeumkcjtn Lods hovn jmd oaanr oa

ntnrmjh hkan, jmd tfjt K wjs to soendjy phjmt j cfurcf wktf tfjt purposn.

Tfn sncomd vkskom wjs oa j vnry hjrln judktorkue, j cohksnue-

styhn spjcn hhnd wktf tfousjmds oa pnophn. \fnm soenomn cjen up to

spnji, kt totjhhy sfocind en, `ncjusn kt wjsmt tfn pnrsom K nxpnctnd. Kt

wjs en! Jmd aor soen rnjsom, K imnw tfjt tfnrn wjs j mue`nr jttjcfnd

to tfjt pkcturn7 nhnvnm tfousjmd. K fjvn to jdekt tfjt Kvn mnvnr auhhyumdnrstood tfjt mue`nr. Jt tfn tken, K lunssnd tfjt Lod wjs tnhhkml en

tfn cfurcf K hnd wouhd `n fuln soendjy. (Tfn hjrlnst cfurcf Kd snnm

jt tfjt tken wjs two or tfrnn fumdrnd pnophn.) Ke stkhh mot surn wfjt

nvnrytfkml km tfn vkskom enjmt, ùt fnrns wfjt K comchudnd jt tfn tken7

Lod, you fjvn lkvnm en j drnje to phjmt j cfurcf tfjt wkhh rnjcf tfou-

sjmds oa spkrktujhhy umrnsohvnd pnophn. [ou wjmt en to fnhp tfousjmds

dkscovnr your drnje aor tfnkr hkan. Ke jhh km. K wkhh lkvn ey hkan km pur-

sukt oa tfjt vkskom, jmd Khh snrvn you `ncjusn K `nhknvn you wkhh do tfks.


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Fopns, Drnjes, jmd Dnhjys :;

Trust en, K imow tfnsn jrn umusujh nxpnrknmcns. Eost pnophn domt

rncnkvn jm jctujh vkskom aroe Lod, eucf hnss two oa tfne. Jmd eost

pnophn jrnmt mjkvn nmoulf to `jsn tfn eost keportjmt dnckskom oatfnkr hkan om j ljen oa @k`hn rouhnttn. @ut nvnryomn ks cjhhnd `y Lod.

Nvnryomn ks kmvktnd `y Lod to coen to Fke tfroulf Gnsus Cfrkst. Jmd

nvnryomn wfo jccnpts Lods kmvktjtkom ks drjwm to Fke jmd ks cjhhnd

to j purposn.

Gofms Rnrspnctkvn

K `nhknvn Lod dnskrns aor us to `n succnssauh. @ut K `nhknvn Lods

dnmktkom oa succnssks dkaanrnmt aroe tfn worhds. To `n succnssauh,

wn domt mnnd to `n rkcf. \n domt mnnd to `n ajeous. \n domt

nvnm mnnd to `n fjppy. Succnss ks . . .

Imowkml Lod jmd Fks purposn aor our hkvns,

Lrowkml to rnjcf our ejxkeue potnmtkjh, jmd

Sowkml snnds tfjt `nmnt otfnrs.

Tfjts tfn ikmd oa succnss jmyomn cjm jcfknvn, Lod `nkml tfnkr

fnhpnr.

Lod fjs drnjes aor nvnryomns hkan. Jmd `nhknvn kt or mot, ka yourn

wkhhkml to aohhow Lod jmd `n trun to yoursnha, youhh dkscovnr tfjt tfn

drnjes you fjvn aor your hkan jmd Lods drnje aor you cjm n omn jmdtfn sjen.

Drnjes Soentkens Rhjy Out Dkaanrnmthy

tfjm \n Nxpnct

Ka you lnt j cjhh jmd vkskom aroe Lod jt skxtnnm ynjrs ohd jmd you pur-

sun Lod wktf jhh your fnjrtnvnm ka you coen aroe j dysaumctkomjh


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enssnd-up ajekhytfnm Lod wkhh do Fks pjrt jmd ejin kt fjppnm,

rklft? [ouhh hkvn fjppkhy nvnr jatnr!

Mot nxjcthy.Guep aorwjrd tnm ynjrs to :;6


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Fopns, Drnjes, jmd Dnhjys 0:

Tfn eormkml oa tfn rst snrvkcn mjhhy jrrkvnd. Jmd wfnm K

stnppnd out omstjln, K wjs lrnntnd `y j crowd oa . . . skxty-mkmn pnophn.

Jdd tfn ikds jmd worinrs jmd wn fjd :24 pnophn totjh. Tfjt wjs mottfn hkan-cfjmlkml opnmkml djy K fjd pkcturnd. K fjd fopnd to ejin

jm kepjct om tfn coeeumkty. @ut tfn kepjct tfjt wjs ejdn tfjt djy

wjs om en. K couhdmt snn tfn pnophn wfo fjd coen. Jhh K couhd snn

wnrn tfn 3


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km j sejhh cfurcf, om tfn skdnhkmns oa hkan, dokml motfkml oa rnjh kepor-

tjmcn jmd mnvnr ejikml j sklmkcjmt kepjct? \fjt ka ey hkan ks j ajkh-

urn, tfn drnje j ekrjln?Tfn vnry tfoulft oa kt pjrjhyznd en.K wksf K couhd tnhh you tfjt K smjppnd out oa kt. @ut K cjmt. Aor tfn

mnxt snvnrjh ynjrs, tfn cfurcf strullhnd. Jmd so dkd K. K fkt motfkml ùt

wjhhs km ey hnjdnrsfkp. Jmd kt tooi nvnry pnmmy wn fjd to innp tfn

cfurcf jffojt. Ejrckj jmd K, wfo `y tfnm wnrn tfn pjrnmts oa two sejhh

cfkhdrnm, neptknd our sjvkmls jccoumt to survkvn. \n host our fousn9

wn host our two mnwnr cjrs jmd sntthnd aor omn vnry usnd omn. Jatnr

tfrnn ynjrs oa tfks, tfn cfurcf wjs `roin jmd so wnrn wn.Tfnm kt lot worsn. \n host our fnjhtf kmsurjmcn. K cjmt nxphjkm tfn

kmtnmskty jmd dnptf oa ey dkscourjlnenmt. Oijy, Lod, K prjynd,

you tooi us aroe Ekcfkljm to Lnorlkj jmd dkdmt otfnr to coen wktf

us. [ouvn hnt jhh our drnjes crjsf jmd ùrm. Ke prjctkcjhhy `jmirupt,

jmd you cjmt snne to cfjmln tfjt, K rjmtnd. Cjm you jt hnjst innp ey

ajekhy fnjhtfy umtkh wn cjm lnt fnjhtf kmsurjmcn km skx eomtfs?

Tfn jmswnr wjs mo. Jheost keendkjtnhy our djulftnr lot snrk-oushy khh jmd wn rjcind up tfousjmds oa dohhjrs km fospktjh `khhs. K fjd

to sklm j proekssory motn to lnt fnr trnjtnd. Lrnjt, K tfoulft, mow K

cjm jdd mjmckjh ajkhurn to ey cjrnnr ajkhurn.

K supposn tfn ottoe oa ey dnscnmt kmto roinm drnjes cjen wfnm

K jsind Ejrckj to lo `jci to wori. K fjd proeksnd fnr tfjt omcn wn

fjd ikds, sfn couhd hnjvn tfn woriphjcn jmd pour fnrsnha kmto tfn ikds

auhh-tken. @ut wn wnrn dnspnrjtn. K anht fuekhkjtnd. K couhdmt nvnm pro-vkdn aor ey ajekhy! Ejrckj wnmt jci to wori.

K fjd jhrnjdy `nnm dokml skdn go`s to fnhp innp us jffojt, ùt mow K

fjd to do eorn. K wnmt to tfn pu`hkc hk`rjry jmd aoumd j DK[ vkdnotjpn

tnjcfkml fow to kmstjhh tkhn. K studknd kt. Tfnm K quknthy tooi comstruc-

tkom go`s jt mklft tkhkml rnstjurjmt iktcfnms to `rkml km kmcoen wktfout

tnhhkml jmyomn.

Eorn tken pjssnd, jmd stkhh wn strullhnd.

Km :;;:, jatnr mnjrhy aour ynjrs oa hkvkml hkin tfks, K wjs domn.


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Enntkml km vjrkous rnmtnd ajckhktkns, wn fjd lrowm aroe aty pnophn

to nklfty-two. K wjs rnjdy to chosn dowm tfn cfurcf jmd j`jmdom ey

drnje. K wjs dnanjtnd. K wjs j ajkhurn. Ey hnjdnrsfkp wjs kmnaanctkvn.\n wnrn om tfn `rkmi oa pnrsomjh `jmiruptcy. K wjs tjikml tfn strnss

out om ey wkan. Jmd K gust couhdmt innp hykml to eysnha, sjykml, Jmy

ekmutn tfn cfurcf ks lokml to turm jroumd. K wjs strkikml out, jmd tfn

nvkdnmcn wjs ovnrwfnhekml7 Lod wjsmt lokml to lkvn en j foen rum.

Tfn drnje wjs dnjd.

@roinm jmd fuekhkjtnd, K drovn `jci to Lrjmd Pjpkds to tjhi to

\jymn Scfekdt, ey ohd òss jt Inmtwood Coeeumkty Cfurcf wfnrnK fjd `nnm succnssauh om stjaa. K sjt km fks oacn jmd spkhhnd ey luts. K

tohd fke jòut tfn pjkm oa our sktujtkom. K tohd fke K fjd ajkhnd. Jmd K

ljtfnrnd wfjt hktthn courjln K fjd hnat to jsi fke omn qunstkom7 \ouhd

fn `n wkhhkml to lkvn en `jci ey ohd go`?

[ns, fn sjkd, ùt mot rklft mow. Aor j ffnntkml sncomd K fjd

fopn9 tfnm K stjrtnd to annh mue`. K tfkmi you jrn nxjcthy wfnrn Lod

wjmts you, fn sjkd ikmdhy. Fn nmcourjlnd en to lkvn kt eorn tkento stj`khkzn. K wjmtnd to sjy,K gust domt fjvn kt km en, ùt K sjt tfnrn

skhnmthy. Tfnm fn chosnd wktf soentfkml K wkhh mnvnr aorlnt7 Invkm,

fn sjkd, ka youvn host your ajktf, tfnm òrrow ekmn.

K rnturmnd foen comausnd jmd dnanjtnd. \fjt wjs K lokml to do? K

couhdmt lo `jci, K couhdmt lo om, ynt K couhdmt qukt, nktfnr. \fjt km

tfn worhd wjs K to do?

\fjt Sfouhd \n Do wktf Our @roinm Drnjes?

Tfjts wfnrn ejmy oa us md oursnhvns jt soen pokmt km hkan. \n domt

wjmt to lkvn up, ynt wn domt imow fow to eovn aorwjrd. \fnm wnrn

ikds, pnophn tnhh us, [ou cjm `ncoen jmytfkml you wjmt! Kt soumds

loodumtkh wn lrow up. Tfnm wn dkscovnr tfjt ejmy oa our drnjes

wkhh lo umauhhhnd. Tfjts trun oa Cfrkstkjms js wnhh js mom-`nhknvnrs.


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\n tnhh pnophn tfjt Gnsus ks tfn jmswnrjmd Fn ksùt nvnm ka wnvn

ne`rjcnd Fke, wn cjm stkhh md oursnhvns km sucf j dkscourjlkml phjcn.

Ejy`n tfjts wfnrn you jrn. Dkd you nxpnct j auhh hkan, ùt kmstnjdjhh you snn ks j ùmcf oa nepty snjts? Jrn your drnjes coekml trun,

or jrn you comvkmcnd tfjt drnjes jrn jpproprkjtn omhy aor cfkhdrnm

jmd tfn dnhudnd? Ks tfnrn fopn, or do you `nhknvn you mnnd to sntthn aor

wfjt you fjvn jmd prntnmd yourn comtnmt?

Ejmy Cfrkstkjms do nxjcthy tfjt. @ut K domt tfkmi tfjts wfnrn Lod

wjmts us. Hkan wktfout jmy ikmd oa drnje ks j hoss. Tfnm jljkm, hkan wktf

j drnje tfjt you cjm mnvnr jcfknvn annhs hkin j hkvkml fnhh. \n domt fjvntfn pownr to ejinour drnjes coen trun, so wfnrn dons tfjt hnjvn us?

Km sucf ckrcuestjmcns, soen pnophn try Lod aor j wfkhn ùt qukt

wfnm tfny domt lnt kmstjmt fjppkmnss. Otfnrs try j sncomd ejrrkjln,

ùt j sncomd ejrrkjln ks usujhhy nvnm fjrdnr tfjm j rst. Otfnr pnophn

spnmd eomny. Or tfny jùsn su`stjmcns km tfnkr snjrcf aor rnhkna aroe

tfnkr dksjppokmtenmt jmd pjkm. Tfny nmd up km dn`t or jddkctnd. Soen

pnophn do jhh oa tfn jòvn.Ka yourn j pnrsom oa ajktf jmd youvn aoumd yoursnha km j phjcn

wfnrn your drnjes fjvn `nnm umauhhhnd, wfjt dons kt enjm? Dons kt

enjm tfjt Cfrkstkjmkty skephy dons mot wori? Dons kt enjm you sfouhd

lkvn up? Dons kt enjm you skephy mnnd to try fjrdnr? Jmd ka yourn mot

j pnrsom oa ajktf, dons kt enjm kts jhh om you to crnjtn j foen rum hkan?

Tfn jmswnrs to tfnsn qunstkoms, tfn rnst oa tfn Ejxwnhh enmtorkml

story, jmd tfn dkscovnry oa Lods dnsklm aor j foen rum hkan hkn km tfncfjptnrs tfjt aohhow. \fjt snnend fopnhnss aor so homl turmnd to fopn.

\fjt K dkd mot imow jt tfn tken wjs tfjt Lod wjs rnvnjhkml fow Fn

lrows us up aor Fks `kllnr pkcturn. \fjt K dkdmt imow umtkh hjtnr wjs

tfjt tfnrn ks j dnmj`hn, spnckc pjttnrm tfjt Lod usns to lrow our

hkvns, fnhp us rnjcf our drnjes, jmd rjksn us up js hnjdnrs. To usn tfn

`jsn`jhh entjpfor, kts fow Lod nmj`hns us to fjvn j foen rum hkan.

Ka mo omn fjs nvnr sfowm you tfn procnss Lod usns to lrow us up

jmd ejin us succnssauh jccordkml to Fks vjhuns, tfnm yourn lokml to


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hovn tfn mnxt couphn oa cfjptnrs. Tfny wkhh aornvnr cfjmln tfn wjy you

snn jmd do hkan. Mot surn you `nhknvn tfjt? \nhh, ka youvn host your

ajktf, tfnm òrrow soen oa ekmn. Lod rnjhhy dons fjvn eorn aor you!

Gofms Jpphkcjtkom Lukdn

Dkscusskom Zunstkoms

:. Invkm enmtkomnd km tfn cfjptnr tfjt ejmy Cfrkstkjms hkvns

snne to ajhh ajr sfort oa tfnkr nxpnctjtkoms jmd wfjt Lod

dnskrns aor tfne. Fjvn you jhso o`snrvnd tfjt to `n trun? Kaso, wfy do you tfkmi tfnsn tfkmls fjppnm?

0. Lod ljvn Invkm vkskoms tfjt fjvn lukdnd tfn dkrnctkom oa

fks hkan. \fjt ks your rnjctkom to tfjt? Cjm you rnhjtn to kt?

Nxphjkm. Ka mot, fow fjs Lod lukdnd you? \fjt fjvn you

drjwm upom aor dkrnctkom km your hkan?

3. \fnm you wnrn j cfkhd, wfjt dkd you drnje oa dokml or

`ncoekml js jm jduht?4. \fjt jrn your drnjes mow?

>. Fjvn you nvnr nxpnrknmcnd jm nepty snjts eoenmt, wfnm j

drnje snnend to `n dnjd or dykml? Fow dkd you rnspomd?

1. \fjt ks your rnspomsn to tfn stjtnenmts jòut tfnrn `nkml

eorn km us jmd aor us aroe Lod? Do you lnmukmnhy `nhknvn

tfne to `n trun? \fjt snha-hkektkml `nhknas do you currnmthy

fohd, jmd wfjt jrn you wkhhkml to do to ovnrcoen tfne?

Jssklmenmt

Rhjm to cjrvn out j wfohn djy, j fjha djy, or jt hnjst j couphn oa

fours aroe your morejh routkmn to fjvn jm nxtnmdnd prjynr tken

wktf Lod. Snt j djtn jmd tken om your cjhnmdjr. Ka you do mot

owm j gourmjh, motnòoi, Eohnsikmn, or skekhjr ktne aor wrktkml

dowm your prjynrs jmd cjpturkml your o`snrvjtkoms, tfnm ùy omn

(Comtkmund)


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`naornfjmd. Tjin kt, j pnm or pnmckh, j @k`hn, jmd jmytfkml nhsn you

eklft mnnd (sucf js wjtnr) to j quknt phjcn tfjt you imow wkhh `n

comduckvn to fjvkml j comvnrsjtkom wktf Lod. \fkhn tfnrn, usnyour gourmjh to wrktn out your prjynrs. @n surn to . . .

:. Jcimowhndln to Lod tfjt Fn ks Lod jmd you jrn mot.

0. Tjhi to Lod j`out tfn tfkmls tfjt jrn currnmthy om your ekmd.

3. Tjhi to Lod j`out pjst, currnmt, jmd auturn drnjes.

4. Jsi Fke to rnvnjh to you wfntfnr you jrn om Fks jlnmdj or

your owm.

>. Jsi Fke to lkvn you dkrnctkom aor your hkan jmd to rnvnjh Fks

wkhh.

1. Jsi Fke to rnvnjh Fks drnje aor your hkan.

\fnm you do tfnsn tfkmls, domt nxpnct to rncnkvn jmswnrs to jhh

your qunstkoms. Kts nnm our nxpnrknmcn tfjt Lod usujhhy rnvnjhs Fks

wkhh showhy ovnr tken js wn tjin stnps oa o`ndknmcn to Fks proept-

kml. Dnpnmdkml om your fkstory, tfks ejy rnprnsnmt rst stnps km tfn

pursukt oa Lod, or kt ejy enrnhy `n tfn opnmkml oa j mnw cfjptnr.

Nktfnr wjy, aohhow tfroulf.

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