"Purposefully Yours.."

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Halu!

Have you ever encountered "Purposefully," or "Purposefully Yours," as closing in a letter? It sounds a little odd, strange, weird and unconventional, right? So I Google-d and stumbled upon http://www.writeexpress.com/letterclosings.html where I found lists of hundreds of "letter closings." It wasn't there, either.

I am an unspoken, unheard of advocate of "Why not?" (sans financial limitations, hehe) so before the contents of this note ever came, I've already written the closing.

I have a few questions but I will not proceed without your permission.

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Thank you for your permission! :') Let's proceed...

These questions could be quite personal so I am not expecting you to publish your answers to each one. Feel free to use any or all of the questions as springboard should you wish to write a facebook note, post a blog entry, be all by yourself to think, or even break the ice in any meeting. I wouldn't mind not being quoted (who am I, anyway) but if you'd want to cite "Ancore!" as the source of these bogglers, please say it's from "NWUR" NameWithheldUponRequest. ;')

1. If GOD asked you today for ONE GIFT that you'd be willing to "die for," what will that be?
2. If you knew that next week will be the last week of your life, how will you go about it starting tomorrow morning?
3. If you strip yourself "naked" of all your family members, friends, networks, talents, achievements, possessions, career and money, who will you be?
4. Fill-in the blank: I will be happy if __________ .
5. Do you have any regrets? What could you have done differently?
6. Would you rather be able to see but not hear, or hear but not see?
7. Do you believe in GOD? If no, why not? If yes, do you love Him?
8. Is the world fair?
9. If time was not invented, will we still grow old? If we don't grow old, will we still die?
10. When accused of something you know isn't true, will you defend yourself? Why or why not?
11. Would you rather be a victim or a villain?
12. If you suddenly died and Heaven and Hell are real, where will you be?

REAL friends do not hinder you from being the BEST person you ought to be; they won't drag you down with judgment and condemnation, but pull you up with unconditional love and affirmation.

REAL friends steer clear of envy and rejoice with you in your victories; they do not compare you with themselves nor others because they believe that "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us." (Romans 12:6). REAL friends value and respect your uniqueness as much as they value theirs.

REAL friends will tell you the TRUTH, even when it hurts. They won't just sit around and watch you fail, they will warn you of danger. If you, however, unwittingly (pridefully) "choose" the path to failure, REAL friends will catch you when you fall -- or help you stand up when you've already fallen.

REAL friends don't send their friends to Hell.

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WHERE do you think you're going?

Purposefully Yours,
~ancore!~