Author: Lem Usita
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It’s Never too Late
I’ve heard people say that at a certain point of one’s development that it’s too late – to change or grow. That limiting thought prevents them from making changes because they think it’s too late to change. I’m too old to learn. I’m too old to do something different and new. I’m too…
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Imago Dei and Identity
The Imago Dei. The Image of God. I have been thinking through these ideas for a little bit now. Just processing the implications of some of these ideas. I have read a few things about it – and I will continue to read more about it – which will ultimately…
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Executive Director at the Firs
I took on a new role last month. I have accepted the role of Executive Director at the Firs – a retreat and conference center in Bellingham, Washington. At the retreat center location there is also a preschool, after school program, day camp, as well as a summer camp on…
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Space or Survival
Sometimes I use this space to work out an idea – sometimes the ideas aren’t quite fully formed, but I’ll write them here and talk with folks about it. Here’s the latest idea – which of course isn’t a new idea – but it’s new to me. I was thinking…
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The “Not Knowing” Spectrum
Here’s an idea that I’m working out. We can sometimes get stuck in our functional dualism that it’s difficult to see things beyond it. It’s either we know something or we don’t know something, but it is a simple dichotomy that just doesn’t work because it doesn’t capture all of…
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Anxiety or Award
As I was looking at my ‘Awards’ on my Apple watch – I remember when all of these little reminders to stand was a point of anxiety for me – not award. I needed to get all the marks for standing every hour. When I would go on a drive…
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Seeing Other…..
…..is not something that can be easily done. We easily assume that seeing another is something that we can all do, but I don’t think you can necessarily see another until you have an established and mature sense of identity and self. I was working on a writing project –…
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Unknowing Yourself
I had never thought about ‘unknowing yourself’ as part of the process of getting to know yourself – or even more important being more yourself. It is a concept that I heard from Lori Gottlieb. She says, “But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go…
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Classspace
I – am an educator. Thank you very much. I’ve been one for many years. I have been studying it for even longer than I have been an educator. If you’ve been following this blog – you’ll know that I studied adolescent identity formation in online space. I have been…
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The Ability to Suspend Judgment….
is not just cognitive. It is also an emotional endeavor. I have written about Suspending Judgement before. Here’s a post about it in the form of Asking Questions. Here’s another post about it as I understood it and wrote about it years ago – Suspend Judgment. Here’s another post about…
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Attention Addiction
I recently heard about this possibility – that it’s possible to become addicted to attention in much the same way someone can become addicted to smoking or drinking. All people need attention – some more than others. It’s possible to not get enough attention and that comes with some issues.…
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Your Mask as an Expression of Your Identity
Even your masks express your identity. Have you seen them? I’ve seen them with LA Dodger’s logos – flowers – blank – homemade – designed – brand logos – that represent their sense of identity and self. It’s amazing how even something as new as masks is already a canvas…
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