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Me, Myself, & Why?

“I am _____.” How do you usually fill in the blank? In life, we are pushed to define ourselves over and over again. But what if our deepest sense of identity isn’t anything we have to define or prove? What if it’s something that’s been freely given that we are invited to discover and steward?

Am I More than the Sum of My Parts?

May 15, 2022

You are a whole person, which means that if you let any part become too large (or ignore any part), your sense of identity becomes imbalanced. By developing your relational, physical, mental, vocational, financial, and spiritual self, you can not only experience a whole life, but you get the benefit of being a WHOLE person…not one thing, but the fullness of many things! 

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Am I Whom I Love?

May 8, 2022

Love is the most powerful force in the universe, and because of that, we can start believing we ARE who we LOVE or even who loves us. But what happens when your feelings change, when the object of your affection grows up, leaves, or dies? What happens when someone stops loving you? Do we become less of “us”?

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Am I What I Do?

May 1, 2022

Too many of us let ourselves be defined by our success, careers, talents, or hobbies—or conversely, our mistakes, vices, sins, and shortcomings. It’s true that how we use our days can’t help but speak into our sense of being, but an identity built on “deeds” will be in constant flux and depend on endless doing. Is there a less exhausting way to find ourselves?

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Was I Made Like This?

Apr 24, 2022

Nature vs. nurture is an endless source of interest because we assume, “If I can just discover who I was genetically designed to be, then I’ll have something solid to build my sense of self around.” While genetics hasn’t yet given us the answers we crave, the good news is that we all have a common, powerful birthright that is our starting place to build our lives.

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Our Love-Hate with Boxes

Apr 17, 2022

Which boxes do you check on the form? You know the ones where we have to define ourselves over and over again by how we vote, where our ancestors came from, by how much money we make, or our career path.

Do you ever feel a little defiant when someone tries to put you in a box? But we don’t want to stand on our own either, because one of the greatest human question is, “Who are my people?” Is there a way to break out of society’s boxes and still find a place to belong?

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