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Who Are You?
1:45 from the Babylon-5 episode "Comes the Inquisitor."

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( Processing The Question )

We define ourselves, in part, by the stories we tell about ourselves. We choose certain aspects of ourselves and make them prominent by the way we privelege them in how we talk about ourselves to others -- and in our own internal dialogue ( Read more... )

In my previous entry I shared how both Wolfling and I expressed a desire to "grow up to be Michelle Yeoh."

Athenian_abroad's response included the following:

My first reaction: "You don't have to be a girl to want to be Michelle Yeoh (or a Michelle Yeoh character ( Read more... )

Well, the inventory turned out to be a much more grueling project than I'd realized -- but it was also even more worthwhile. I'm tired this morning, but feel far more settled and together internally than I have in weeks ( Read more... )

It's 10 pages long, although the last three pages are an extensive table of To-Do's with emotional reactions, perspective checks, and prioritization. Not all of them are immediate/urgent. A few are fundamental. Some are not urgent in themselves but are important stepping stones to goals or desired states. Some are "a nice idea for an as-yet ( Read more... )

I had the pleasure of having athenian_abroad and our mutual friend Nick as houseguests last weekend. The three of us go waaaay back: Nick and I to 1978, with athenian_abroad becoming our friend in 1981. Lots of history.

On Sunday morning, Nick slept in very late so athenian_abroad and I had several hours hours to ourselves to talk, and he had some very good questions and helpful insights ( Read more... )

I had a nice, quiet weekend, lightened by a surprisingly enjoyable performance of a melodrama spoof called The Villain's Web at Second Story Rep. I had a good solid sleep last night ( Read more... )

Tallman's Archetypes for Spiritual Direction continues to resonate with me and inform my daily choices as I pause to reflect on whether I am acting from a healthy/heroic energy or a Shadow, particularly in the area of the Sovereign and the Abdicator shadow, as it relates to my hearthkeeping ( Read more... )

I have long been fascinated by archetypes, so I was delighted to have Amazon recommend to me a book called Archetypes for Spiritual Direction: Discovering the Heroes Within, by Bruce Tallman. I've been enjoying it a great deal, getting some insights on my own psyche, and slowly building a conceptual framework of how my own sense of archetypes ( Read more... )

This has been an interesting topic to ponder the last few days: my emotional perceptions of the difference between these two concepts, and how focusing on one or the other makes me more effective in pursuing what I truly want ( Read more... )