Your signature life : pursuing God's best every day

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Part one : your signature self ... like painting a portrait : honesty : working through the shades of gray

Wisdom : developing an artist's eye for detail, damage, and direction

Determination : studying the landscape to get from here to there

Courage : painting in the dark

Compassion : looking at the face in the portrait

Loyalty : displaying it under the bright light of stress

Perseverance : 'touching up' till the end

Part two : your signature relationships ... like writing a blockbuster : Setting the scene : being kind to your kin and colleagues

Dramatic dialogue : telling and hearing the truth

Creating the mood : building connection and chemistry

Flashbacks and foreshadowing : forgiving and future

Starring roles : striving to serve-even if you're the star

Pacing and comic relief : laughing to lighten the load, lengthen your days, and infect others

Part three : your signature work ... like building your dream home : reading the blueprints : following a plan to arrive

Laying the foundation : discovering your calling and equipment

Fashioning the framework : building the meaning into the mundane

Working on the wiring : are you shining brightly

or shorting out?

Checking the roof : protecting the parts that make up the whole

Adding personal touches : finding satisfaction in what you've built