Good Morning Digital Neighbors and Friends! Happy Wednesday of Easter Week for all you fellow inhabitants of Cath-O-Land, and Happy April 20th for all of us! How about a little Carl Jung for the midweek morning musing?
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
And thus strangers become friends. Conversely, friendships & families can end by the same dynamic. All transformations are not for the positive, in fact it is easier for us to regress than it is to grow. Positive transformation almost always has to flow from our intentionality, our awareness that there is a good that one ought to pursue. Negative transformation rarely requires much intentionality, just stir up some self-righteous emotions, live in your own echo chamber and chances are you will not move closer to a more actualized self, but rather some warped and diminished version of yourself. Thoughts about transformation lead to this quote.
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Discernment is one of the most important gifts to develop in life, and as a society it is either ignored or discouraged. Igniting a hunger for learning about life, learning to observe oneself, recognizing you gifts as well as your shortcomings, trying to understand your story is all part of the mix of discernment and becoming who you truly are. And finally this thought from Dr. Jung
As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.
Did Carl say something? I was busy looking at my phone.
Sunset at the Barn Photograph by Jordan Hill
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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Good Morning, Digital Neighbors, and Blessed Sunday to one and all!
Sundays are for gratitude, and few things impact our lives more than intentional gratitude. It is not enough to say you are blessed or that you are fortunate; the actual naming of our blessings plants them deep in the heart, transforming us as persons rather than leaving us with the bland “thankful for everything.”
Two years ago, I wrote this reflection on resentment and gratitude. In light of the celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, I think it’s worth revisiting. We can choose to be among those who are thankful for America or among those who find nothing but fault with it.
You cannot build a future based on resentments of the past. You cannot grow if you are mired in the injuries of yesterday. God and life do not call us to ignore such experiences, but He constantly calls us forward—to be more, to receive more, to live more. Heal those wounds and work through those injuries, but do not be defined by them, and do not try to ...
