Love Does by Bob Goff

Week 10: Chapter 9 — "The Ceiling Fan"

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Bob uses the image of a ceiling fan to talk about something most of us miss entirely — the way that a small shift in direction can change everything about the effect you have on the people around you.

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1.What is the ceiling fan metaphor, and what spiritual or relational truth does Bob use it to illustrate? Did the image land for you — why or why not?

2.Bob has a gift for finding ordinary objects and moments that carry spiritual weight. What does it take to live with that kind of attentiveness? Is it something you can cultivate, or does it require a certain kind of personality?

3.The idea that a small reversal in direction can change a negative force into a positive one is deeply hopeful. Where in your life has a small change in orientation — in attitude, approach, or direction — had an outsized positive effect?

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