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Type Three EnneaThought®

Back to basics today: Remember that your Direction of Integration is to Six, which means becoming more committed to others and finding more of value to affirm in yourself. Your love for another, paradoxically, creates more value within yourself. Is this showing up in you today? (Understanding the Enneagram, 82)

Type Nine

The deepest source of real power lies in consciousness and the ability to be present in all circumstances

(Understanding the Enneagram, 331)

Today, build on your strength as a Nine. Healthy Nines have patience, which is supported by a quiet strength and tremendous endurance. They are able to “hang in there” through hardships and difficult experiences.

(The Wisdom of the Enneagram, 336)

Today, embrace the Holy Idea of Type Nine—Holy Love. Love is not static: it is a living, dynamic force that melts down all barriers and boundaries.

(Understanding the Enneagram, 62)

Remember that acceptance, receptivity, and patience are some of your outstanding, healthy qualities. Be aware of how they show up in your life today.

(Understanding the Enneagram, 360)

Reflect on your blessings. As a Nine, consider the ways you are blessed with being optimistic, good-natured, and creative.

(Personality Types, 338)

Back to basics today: remember that your Direction of Disintegration/Stress is to Six, where you become visibly anxious, reactive, and pessimistic. Is this showing up in you today? (Understanding the Enneagram, 122)

Remember your Passion is Sloth, which is being unaffected by the world and giving no energy to your own development. Where do you see this type of laziness occurring in your life today? (Understanding the Enneagram, 60)

The Passion is the root of all the ego neurosis, the ongoing emotional reaction that permeates the whole system at all Levels of

When healthy Nines integrate to Three, they become self-assured and interested in developing themselves and their talents to the fullest extent possible. They move from self-possession to making something more of themselves, from a-just-being-born presence in the world, to an active inner-directed force. Today, notice the distinction between