Self awareness
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Im giving you what I know. From what I have heard, directly. As I was watching in a fascinating documentary recently on the development of Art in America (‘The Art of making it’- I think) , they used the phrase ‘ the oppressed knows their abuser more than the abuser knows themselves’ . So this…
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Google ‘Sensitive’ and what do you find? (especially in the images). I love both Elaine Arun and Hannah Jane Walkers books on Sensitivity – but – in the main who are their key audiences and examples? Hannahs book is wonderful by the way, yet in the main the conversation about sensitivity centres around herself, her…
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The more I have reflected on Sensitivity, the more I realise how inconvenient it seems to be. For a start. Admitting being a sensitive person yourself… feels inconvenient. There can be ‘easier’ more ‘recognised’ more realisations that encourage greater sympathy than sensitivity. Some are more diagnosed, they appear, for an example as a protected characteristic…
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Toughen up You need to stand up for yourself Wimp You’re being sensitive Softy Pussyfoot And the ultimate.. Stop being so Gay. All words Ive heard in my life, some at school, some in places that were meant to be ‘home’. What did all of these words and names mean? What did they do? What…
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Have you ever thought about your soul? What’s your relationship with you soul? Why, did I know about my soul from my christian faith – but it was something that was ‘put off’ for the next life? It was as if this life was meant to be lived soul less? These questions, thoughts and reflections…
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Anger is a Sin Dont you dare get Angry Good people dont get Angry We Shouldn’t feel Angry when we do A good boy doesn’t get angry. Anger will turn someone away Anger will mean someone else has to take responsibility for my feelings Anger is to be avoided I didnt want to be angry…
James Ballantyne 