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Do I matter? where does this need for mattering for ourselves and to others come from? This desire to be recognized for our uniqueness, to be seen for the indispensable miracle we are?
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“What if?” It’s a powerful question. One that can stoke anxiety or seed a dream. It’s a question that can change the course of your life depending on the way you ask it of yourself.
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I used to teach in a middle school. Every day, as I walked down the science hall, I encountered the power of perspective. Hanging on the wall, images from Charles and Ray Eames’ 1977 “Powers of 10” revealed magnificent mathematical and scientific principles. The central picture was one of a man on a picnic blanket,
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Western culture, in particular, tends to promote freedom as being able to do whatever we want to whenever we want to do it. But, in fact, this paradox is more true: boundaries, while they initially seem to fence us in, actually create freedom. Boundaries create a safe space for rest, for peace, for confidence. These
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Last post I likened our perspectives on life to sunglasses that we can take off or put on, and I mentioned that I wanted to sell you on a pair of sunglasses that would help you see the world in an incredibly helpful way. The lens of paradox. When two seemingly contradictory ideas are true
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We’re all wearing sunglasses…. How we view the world shapes how we respond to it. “Well, duh,” you say. But if this is true, the ramifications for us could be tremendous. If people see the world differently, they respond differently. And this idea reveals that there is more than one way to see the world.
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