Three For BART is a daily (or really close to that) drop of three thought provoking articles for your commute or day. Submissions for inclusion taken at: pachoops25@gmail.com

1. 7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose – This is a great exercise. What is your purpose? Mason basically encourages you to take shit less seriously. Just read the first question he asks. Which reminds me of what I’ll sometimes remind a friend – or myself – of when faced with a decision, “It’s just your life.” Because tomorrow is just an opportunity to tell yesterday’s story. Purpose? Sure, but I’m betting on you getting something right.
2. You Can Count on Me – So the part I didn’t get to in the above blip was trust. How important is trust? To feel it – both given and received – is empowering. Read Kyle Lowry’s story and how the time’s he’s been trusted and the times he hasn’t trusted have affected his career. Good story.
3. We all need a reason to smile – at least a little bit – about football. Sports are for fun. And while shit is getting real – very real – on the professional front, well, sometimes we’ve got to chuckle at a couple mom’s incapable of letting go of a sign: