Secret 5

PASSION

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Never Stop Courting

Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way.

—ANONYMOUS

Ten years ago, when my wife and I celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary, someone at the celebration gathering asked my wife, “How have you and Chip stayed happily married all these many years?” I was expecting a funny comment about it being easy since I was on the road all the time. But she got serious. “We never stopped courting,” she said without hesitation. A hush fell over the crowd, who heard it as profound wisdom and not the party-antic quip they were expecting.

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