Wilderness fast #1
I fasted for 70 hours over the bustling and extended holiday weekend, alone on a ridge overlooking my community. I ate my last pre-fast meal on Friday around noon, and…
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July 6, 2021
Empathize, then synergize (or compromise)
In relationships, we tend to start with solutions and problem solving, rather than deep understanding of the other person’s needs. We have a need, and our imagination quickly offers up…
July 1, 2021
Using the Enneagram for personal growth and self-awareness
The Enneagram is a 9-type personality model. I'm not very familiar with it's history. But I have found it personally beneficial in understanding my mind, thoughts, and feelings, and those…
June 28, 2021
Struggling with self-hate? Try these two things
Self-hate. Self-loathing. Low self-esteem. Lack of confidence. Insecurity. Self-consciousness. Shame. So many words and phrases for the human experience of not really liking ourselves. Did I miss any? That was…
June 24, 2021
The courage of nuance
Most issues in life are complex, but our human minds tend to automatically overgeneralize them into black and white categories. Therefore, if we claim that a complex thing simple, we…
August 30, 2020
The different emotions of others
Trust each person to have emotions that are appropriate for them. People often assume that different emotions about the same event means wrong emotions. But everyone is experiencing their emotions based…
May 13, 2020
“It’s not just about you” is a two way street
Anytime there are conflicting human needs in which a course of action benefits one group and hurts another, and one party dismisses the other with, “it’s not just about you,”…
May 6, 2020
Compassion cannot be compelled
True compassion can never be forced from someone under duress. It can never be coerced and pried from a person's heart. Only bitter compliance can be obtained this way, accompanied…
April 27, 2020
Fear and its proportionality to danger
I went to a discussion group recently that stimulated this post. The topic was “fear and proportionality”, but it also ventured into territories such as: What is the opposite of…
February 26, 2020
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