Life As A House Today

The renovation phase requires sweat equity —the painful, daily effort of showing up. You cannot hire a contractor to fix your soul. You have to pick up the hammer yourself.

The roof of our life house represents our sense of purpose and meaning. Just as a roof provides protection from the elements and a sense of security, our purpose and meaning give us direction and motivation. Life as a House

Some rooms are bright and ready for company. Others are under construction, with dust sheets on the furniture. That’s not a flaw. That’s the sign of a life being lived. The renovation phase requires sweat equity —the painful,

Spoiler alert for the 2001 film: George dies. He demolishes his old house, builds a new one with his son, and then passes away. The new house remains. The family is healed. The roof of our life house represents our

We are terrified of the mess. We are terrified of living without walls. We cling to a drafty, rotted, rodent-infested structure simply because it is familiar .