John R. Miles

into true unity.

Because significance isn't a destination you reach.

It's a structure you inhabit one choice at a time.

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Before the break, we were standing in the pit, mixing the mortar of our lives with the grit of our sacred values.

We looked at how we apply those convictions to the joints of our relationships.

But as any builder will tell you, the application is only half the battle.

If we don't understand how a structure sets,

If we don't recognize the traps that can ruin the bond before it even cures, we risk overpaying for a life that won't hold.

And that brings us to the third element of our architecture, the setting.

In the world of ancient masonry, this is the point of no return.

You can nudge a stone for a few minutes after it's laid, but eventually the moisture leaves the mix.

The minerals lock together, and the position of that stone is no longer a suggestion.

It's a permanent decision.

In our lives, the setting represents the choices that lock our architecture into place.

We often live as if our decisions are infinitely reversible, as if we can keep bidding on new lives, new careers, and new identities forever.