Tag: Identity
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You Are What You Love
According to Erik Erikson anyway. Erikson, Erik. Identity: Youth and crisis. 1968 p. 138 if you want to look it up. So the saying “You are what you eat” would be correct if you love eating. The better way to put it is the Eriksonian way – You are what you…
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Experience Junkie
I heard this phrase this morning. It is a description or an identity projection that gives insight into self – well, for the experience junkie anyway. I think that it helps to have those descriptors that give us meaning, direction, or even sense of identity. An experience junkie knows exactly…
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You Cannot Become More You
It is not possible to become any more than you already are. That’s not to say that you can’t change your behavior or outlook. You can change the way that you look. You can change the way that you act, but you can’t become more you – as if there’s…
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We Long to Belong
The signature to most of my emails is Be Unique, but Belong. Here are some posts about the idea Be Unique, but Belong. This morning, I read some news about the Pacquaio fight last night. I watched the fight. I read about the broken orbital lobe, and how Margarito’s corner…
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How to be Amazing
A few days ago, I wrote a post about how we can be Obsessed with Resumes. The take away line was to just be amazing. It seems obvious to me, but I know that people like the “how to” of things. It’s the automatic response – how? I was curious…
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The Psychology of Rhythm
Psychology n., pl., -gies. The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, group, or activity: the psychology of war. Rhythm n. (rm) 1. Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions: the rhythm of the tides. 7. Procedure…
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Identity Trash
We went to a rummage sale today. Check out some of the priceless identity artifacts up for sale today. I saw a vest that I so wanted but since I didn’t see a price, I didn’t buy it. When I first saw it, I thought – “Who would get rid…
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If You Tell Yourself That You’re Beautiful
….then you will become beautiful. Beauty has a little to do with how you look. It has more to do with what you believe about yourself. I’ve known tons of beautiful people who didn’t believe that they were – so no matter how much you tell them, they won’t…
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Your Public Self
You have a public self – a version of you that’s out there that you might not even be aware of. We are slowly moving toward being more public in so many areas of our lives. Whether you are intentional about it or not – that stuff is out there.…
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The World You Create
Have you ever wondered how CS Lewis came up with the Lnad of Narnia or how Tolkien came up with Mordor? How did they come up with these worlds? I was talking to some students today about something similar. You see, we all create worlds in our minds. Okay, so…
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Sometimes I’m a Jerk
You can file this story under “sometimes I’m a jerk.” This happened last week, and I just happened to think of it right before I got to the cafe to sit down and write. I just had to write this. Call it the Jurisdiction of the Neighborhood – Call it…
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