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True transcendence frees us from the tyranny of I am, the idolatry of we are, and the scapegoating of they are

ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders and iii. What will it mean to be human in 100 years?

The important point to realise here is that our own wounds are reflected in the wounds we inflict on the earth, and each other, and that the healing of the one may (in time) bring about the healing of the other.

iii. What is it like to be human today?

When pursuing a 1-of-1 vision, you aren’t going to be the most popular or celebrated person. You’re going to be an oddity that the most in-the-know people — who are especially aware of social status and trends — will dismiss. But even though these cultural influencers shape the opinions of others (you pay attention to them, after all), they are not

Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1

Talk about why the subject is important to you, how you feel about the finished piece, what inspired it, what you learned along the way. Show up as a human. It’s far more interesting, and your passion and connection is much more inviting to hear. Leave the superlatives to other people - and don’t be afraid to quote them.

How to talk about your work in public

“Show me your original face

The one you had before your parents were born

Being born is like being invited to a grand masquerade. As babies, we begin the journey as pure presence, undefined and open. But soon, we are given a name, a role, a place in the world. A mask is placed upon us, crafted by our culture, family, and ex

ii. 2/3 Subtle - aligning with self and Self

Mystics are men and women, who, through mystical experiences are touched by the realization that down in the deep-down depths of things, God is welling up and giving Herself away in and as every breath and heartbeat. They taste that oneness, and in moments, when we taste that oneness, we’re like a momentary mystic.

—James Finley

ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders

“The Japanese American Zen master Shunryu Suzuki

said, “Life is like getting on a small boat that is about to sail

out to sea and sink.’”

iii. What is it like to be human today? and ii. 2/3 Subtle - aligning with self and Self

Perhaps you are pulled down by the spirit of perfectionism

or by the spirit of addiction

or by the spirit of comparison

or by the spirit of unmet expectations

or by the spirit of arrogance

or by the spirit of self-pity or self-loathing

or pulled down by the spirit of a world that will break your heart and tell you it doesn’t matter (I myself have f... See more

iii. What will it mean to be human in 100 years? and ii. 1/3 Concrete - tuning in to reality and senses and self

We desperately need healing for groups, institutions, marriages, the wounds of war, violence, racism, and the endless social problems in which we are drowning today. But we won’t know how to heal if we don’t learn the skills at ground zero: the individual human heart.

—Richard Rohr

ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders and iii. What will it mean to be human in 100 years?