The Law of Purpose

Settled at the middle — everything she carries arranged around one point.

1. 01Placed at or in the middle; resting on its own axis
2. 02Balanced, so pressure on one side does not topple it
3. 03Composed and unhurried within herself
4. 04Focused on a single point rather than scattered
5. 05Grounded — weight carried low and steady
6. 06Having a fixed reference everything else is measured from
7. 07Not thrown off course by noise at the edges
8. 08Self-possessed; at home where she stands
9. 09Concentric — the parts arranged in agreement around a heart
10. 10Anchored, so movement happens without loss of place
11. 11Whole in attention: present to one thing at a time
12. 12Aligned with the plan she was given at the start

To bring into balance — to set weight against weight until the thing holds still.

1. 01To bring into or keep in equilibrium
2. 02To balance one force against another
3. 03To make even in weight, force or importance
4. 04To steady a thing that has begun to tilt
5. 05To distribute a load so nothing bears too much
6. 06To reconcile two demands without abandoning either
7. 07To restore a system to rest after disturbance
8. 08To weigh — to test one thing by another
9. 09To hold opposites without being torn by them
10. 10To stabilize before advancing

The arrangement given to her — and the request that becomes work and money.

1. 01Arrangement of things in their proper places
2. 02A sequence — first, second, third, nothing skipped
3. 03A command given by one with the right to give it
4. 04A request for goods or service; the beginning of income
5. 05Rule and lawful condition, the opposite of chaos
6. 06A rank or degree in a structure
7. 07Method — a way of doing that repeats reliably
8. 08A society or company bound by a common vow
9. 09The condition of being fit and ready for use
10. 10That which follows the plan rather than the mood

Centered and gathered — strength in a small space because nothing was diluted.

1. 01Brought together toward one center or point
2. 02Undiluted; strength kept rather than spread thin
3. 03Intent — all attention gathered on a single object
4. 04Dense: much held in little
5. 05Purified by the removal of what only added volume
6. 06Directed, as light gathered through a lens
7. 07Massed for effect rather than scattered for show
8. 08Sustained in attention over time, not in bursts
9. 09Potent — a small measure does the work of much
10. 10Deliberate: nothing spent by accident

To press a thing in so deeply it becomes part of the structure and stops needing decision.

1. 01To fix firmly in a surrounding mass
2. 02To set into place so it cannot be dislodged
3. 03To plant deep enough to hold weight
4. 04To make part of the structure rather than added on
5. 05To build a habit in until it runs without willpower
6. 06To enclose within, as a jewel embedded in gold
7. 07To root a value inside a household or a company
8. 08To insert permanently into a system
9. 09To lodge in memory so it is recalled without effort
10. 10To settle a thing so deeply it is no longer negotiated

What she becomes — the one who gives the orders, and also asks and receives.

1. 01One who puts things in order; an arranger
2. 02One with the authority to give a command
3. 03One who places an order — a buyer, a requester
4. 04A steward who assigns each thing its place
5. 05One who sets sequence: what comes first, what waits
6. 06An organizer of people, hours and resources
7. 07One who receives what she asked for, having asked plainly
8. 08A ranker — she assigns value and priority
9. 09One who commissions work into existence
10. 10A keeper of method in a house or a company

Agreeing in every part — the woman, the house and the business laid over each other and matching.

1. 01In agreement; corresponding exactly
2. 02Coinciding when laid one upon another
3. 03Harmonious — no part quarrelling with another
4. 04Consistent between what is said and what is done
5. 05Suitable and fitting to the thing it belongs to
6. 06Whole in integrity; the same in private as in public
7. 07Proportionate — parts sized rightly to each other
8. 08Aligned with the plan and with the law beneath it
9. 09Coherent through time, not only in a moment
10. 10True — not performed, not borrowed, not adjusted for the room

To counter and counterbalance — to hold opposing weights in one steady hand.

1. 01To place in equipoise; to counterbalance
2. 02To set an equal weight against a weight
3. 03To hold two forces so neither overthrows the other
4. 04To offset a pull with a deliberate counter-pull
5. 05To keep a thing level while it is still in motion
6. 06To govern by tension rather than by force
7. 07To balance mercy against judgment, spending against saving
8. 08To poise — to be ready and unhurried at once
9. 09To answer pressure with proportion
10. 10To maintain rest at the center of opposing demands

What she increases — orders from customers, from people, from God, and from herself.

1. 01Requests for goods and service, arriving repeatedly
2. 02Commands received from a higher authority and obeyed
3. 03Instructions given to those she governs
4. 04Standing arrangements — income that repeats without asking
5. 05The sequence her whole house runs on
6. 06Ranks and offices established in a structure
7. 07Holy orders — a calling entered by vow
8. 08Systems that keep working when she is not watching
9. 09The plural of one request honored well, multiplied
10. 10Increase measured in demand she can fulfill without strain