I love learning, trying to understand society, smaller groups, individuals, and things. It’s something I’ve loved my whole life and continue to do daily. There’s so much I don’t know, so much I can learn through books by people who have lived before me, through conversations with people who live now, and through observation of... Continue Reading →
Questioning authority
People willing to recognize the limits of their power and authority prove worthy of my trust. These people are willing to be challenged, recognizing that they have as much to learn as they have to teach. I hope to be a person like this. One who never holds onto my certainty so tightly that I am blind to my own limitations. One who listens, really listens when others challenge me. One willing to humbly refers them to someone who knows more. One who is willing to lay down my power and authority for another’s well-being.
Recognizing and removing the planks from my eyes
In college, I took a psychology class called Sensation and Perception. Sensation is the physical detection of a stimulus (e.g. sound waves, light waves, heat, pressure), while perception is the organization and interpretation of these stimuli to allow us to “make sense” of the things around us. Many have seen images and games like the... Continue Reading →
Beauty in the Brokenness 