Tag: identity

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Creativity, Health and Wellbeing, Personal Development

Blogging as Art Therapy: Writing Your Way to Emotional Wellness

This is a follow up of my last week post on Art Therapy. When I first began blogging, I didn’t realize I was engaging in something deeply therapeutic. I thought I was simply documenting my thoughts, sharing my experiences, reporting on my findings, and connecting with others. But over time, I noticed something profound: the act of writing helps me face my difficulties, even though … Continue reading Blogging as Art Therapy: Writing Your Way to Emotional Wellness

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Creativity

Ego and Moral Burden

I was reading the book “1Q84” by Haruki Murakami and this sentence raised my focus “But once the ego is born into this world, it has to shoulder morality” as I think it touched on profound philosophical and existential themes. Let’s break it down: In summary, this quote encapsulates the idea that moral awareness and responsibility are inextricably linked to the emergence of the ego. … Continue reading Ego and Moral Burden

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Creativity, Relationships

Identity: What’s in a name?

Context The catalyst for this post was my most recent Introductions Over Coffee #10 post. There I discuss why new bloggers should use a name. That got me thinking about the nature of identity. In particular, why we feel its necessary for others to have names, why it might be difficult to pick a name and the likelihood of exclusion as a result. These are … Continue reading Identity: What’s in a name?

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Creativity, Purpose

A Lifetime Spent in Anonymity

Last Saturday I went to visit an exhibition of photos taken by Vivian Maier, an American photographer who was unknown to me. From the early 50s, she spent over forty years working as a nanny, first in New York and later in Chicago. Only recently, in 2007, her photographic work was discovered. She spent her lifetime in anonymity despite her impressive work. More than 120,000 … Continue reading A Lifetime Spent in Anonymity

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Pointless Overthinking

The Secret Ingredient Missing From Every Conversation

That’s the most liberating, wonderful thing in the world, when you openly admit you’re an ass. It’s wonderful. When people tell me, “You’re wrong.” I say, “What can you expect of an ass?” S.J. ANTHONY DE MELLO – SOURCE: AWARENESS The vast majority of conversations consist of two people trying to have their egos validated by proving that one is right and the other is wrong. … Continue reading The Secret Ingredient Missing From Every Conversation

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