Tag: self
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There Is No Human Being: Seeing as the Antidote to Doing
In truth, there is no human being as a closed noun. There is only human becoming—or more precisely, human seeing.
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The Mirror of Seeing (Magic Item)
Forged in the fire of divine surrender, the Mirror of Seeing is not an ordinary mirror, but a crystalline ruby lens, created from a ring of power sacrificed on a stone altar before a holy flame. It reveals the truest self not as the world sees, but as the divine…
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Idolatry as False Worship: Graven Images of an Antifragile God
Orpheus offers us a tragic parable: the attempt to capture the divine in the visible, the tangible—the idol—ultimately results in its loss.
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From Dialectic to Diaphoric: The Transfigurative Power of Seeing Christ in Our Other
This is the move from containment to communion, from defining love to abiding love.
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Deaf Spots, Negotiated Selves, and the Quest for True Communion
This essay explores the anatomy of that deafness—not as moral failure, but as a structure of survival, encoded in what we now call the Negotiated Selves. And it points toward a more compassionate, communal vision of integration: not as personal wholeness alone, but as the shared practice of hearing for…
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Learning From Jesus (Jamie Winship, Take 2)
A1. False Identity & Shame 1. `LieBelieved`: *What lie have I believed about myself?* 2. `HurtfulNames`: *What are names I believe about myself that hurt me?* 3. `ShameIdentity`: *Where is shame making me live a false identity?* 4. `UnaskedDoing`: *What am I doing that You have not asked me to…
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1. Imaginal Dei: Unfolding the Divine Within
The Imaginal Dei—God’s implanted design—is not a foreign imposition, but our truest nature made manifest.
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Hello, Death (Hardest Difficult Parts)
Concluding from Hello, Family. The kids — Friendship, Affection, Stranger — have all gone to bed. I’m outside having drink with Resilience while Dialogue preps for a case tomorrow. Suddenly we hear footsteps. Reapparence Resilience: [pointing] There they are, Earnest. I look and see Officer and Debater heading our way.…
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Orphans and Guardians: A Primer for the Adventurous Self
Your inner world is vast and full of potential. When you learn to guide your Orphans and Guardians, you become the hero of your own story. And who knows? Maybe one day, they’ll thank you for being the best DM they’ve ever had.
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Dream: The Lost Supper (Self-Sabotage)
So / Deliberately / But without conscious thought / I knock over my plate…
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2024/1/1 Bi-Limerick: Scarlet Lesser (New We-are’s Day)
Q. What are your biggest challenges? A. Seeking a new Me / that believes in a new We
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12/28 Poem: Noise to Signal
The lies and addictions we face / Are actually clues we can trace…
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11/24 Limerick: Eye Burn
Today I will let the heart of JesusBurn up my “me” Jesus is so hard to see When I’m consumed by my “me” Please open my eyes So I realize That You’re the heart burning in me
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12/17 Epic Poem: Three-Saken, Five-Saken
This turns into pure agony / When we reach Sakenness Three / And I learn God is not me / Kneeling in Gethsemane…
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12/4 Poem: Undeniable
What kind of person would I / Have to be not to deny / A Savior who seems to have failed / So I myself am not jailed?
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V8 Grace: The Eternal Combustion Engine
What practice must we master to grow all of us closer to Jesus? * The exceptional path of Following The Way of Christ (all the way to the cross).
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