Tag: Identity
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The Second Self
I was reading in Steven Pressfield’s book Do the Work. He has a quick line that caught my attention. The line is: The last thing we want is to remain as we are. If you’re reading this book, it’s because you sense inside you a second self, an unlived you……..an…
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Self-Portraits and Identity
Self-portraits reveal so much about who a person thinks that they are. There was a time when it took a tremendous amount of skill to take a self-portrait; where it was art and it was from the soul. Da Vinci is the first that comes to mind. It took skill…
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Incompatible Identities
I have a few friends that will make requests for certain blog post. It’s always quite helpful, and challenges me to formulate a perspective on whatever it is they might want my perspective one. The latest one comes from one of my buddies – Scott – check out his blog InterculturalistIQ.com.…
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When Others Celebrate You
When others celebrate you, what are you like? Do you like it? Do you celebrate yourself? Do you hate it? Do you hide? Do you like the attention? Do you talk to everyone? Are you tired when it’s done? Do you need control of everything that happens in the party?…
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P. Diddy and an Identity Insight
P. Diddy has changed his name – for the week anyway. He is now Swag. When first heard this, I thought – what a weak identity structure that he has that he has to keep changing his name. The insight though is that it is his identity to keep changing…
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Graduation and Grieving
I walk on Friday night. The dissertation is being bound (I found mistakes today). I need to pick up regalia. Family will be in town this week. We are planning a celebration. It will be a pretty awesome and super busy week. But amidst the celebration and the joy is…
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Endearing Humility
endearing [ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ] adj giving rise to love or esteem; charming endearingly adv – humility [hjuːˈmɪlɪtɪ] n pl -ties the state or quality of being humble I heard this said of someone. There’s something about it that is just so cool. It was said of someone that is a star. It was said of a hero.…
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You are Culturally Bound
We are all culturally bound. When thinking about identity – you cannot be something that you are not. That’s not to say that eventually you can’t become that, but I guess that’s what I’m saying – it’s a process. You are a genius up until about 7 years old. Your…
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My Laptop is Dying
Do you know that feeling, or have you ever experienced that feeling? It’s the feeling of your laptop dying. It’s become so much a part of me and my writing. I’ve enjoyed this macbook. I am an Apple. It has given me identity. The more that I think about it,…
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Lady Gaga and an Identity Insight
Lady Gaga said that “I still sometimes feel like a loser kid in high school,” a tearful Gaga says in behind-the-scenes footage filmed for her upcoming HBO special. Here’s the NY Post article. She was definitely overwhelmed and it was right before she was going to play one of the…
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Age and Identity
Today is my birthday – for another 31 minutes anyway. I have tweeted and updated about bacon all day. I don’t know why. I was craving it last night, and I had some today. I could have some right now. Don’t really know why I did that, but bacon it…
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Identity and Quotes
If you are on Twitter, you are bound to see a quote or two sent out as a tweet. You might have RT’d some on your stream. Ever wonder why people tweet quotes? The quotes that we tweet represent a few things. 1. It identifies us with someone else feeling…
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