INFJ

succeed by perserverance, originality and desire to do whatever is needed or wanted. Put their best effort into their work. Quietly forceful, conscientious, concerned for others. Respected for their firm prinicples. Likely to be honoured and follwed for their clear visions as to how best serve the common good.

The Logic of Love

why love at the risk of terrible anguish?
because doing so maintains our capacity and willingness to do!

DARING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, EVEN THO YOU MAY GET HURT, is the only way to realize your deepest desires.

Religions To Explore?

[ ] christianity, represented by the crucifix and with a diversity of expressions, with Sunday as the first day of the week in most communities and an focus on the observance of the Ten Commandments and allegiance to Christ
lent march 6, christmas, easter, etc. etc.

[ ] judaism, represented by the shield (star) of david
synagogues, rituals, their very identity as jews
the year is a lunar year of twelve months, beginning late Sept/early Oct (each month begins with a full moon, and religious days run sunset to sunset)
rosh hanana, yom kippur, hanukkah

[ ] Jainism small percent of India's population, mercantile and professional classes
non injury to any living thing

[ ] Hinduism
om, the Persian word for Indian and a complex religious tradition which has evolved into highly diverse beliefs and practices, no founder and no practices or dogma and doctrine. a religion of feasts, fasts and festivals (esp connected to seasons and major gods)

[ ] Buddism
founded within Hinduism, temples
represented by the wheel of truth, like life, always in motion
buddah means "one who has awoken" coexists with folk relitions such as confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. no single calendar, but the full moon as the most important first day for celebration
(chinese new year jan 31)

[ ] Sikhism
weapons of self defense against tyranny and injustice
ten gurus, warrior nature

[ ] Islam
crescent new moon determines the calendar, "submission to god" total way of life prescribed patterns of order for family life, law, business, food, dress, and etiquette. ramadan and the pilgrammage

[ ] zoroastrianism
the dignity of humanity, small prosperous community mainly in India with 7 holidays
creation, fire and righteousness

[ ] aboriginal peoples
sacred objects, sacred feathers, sacred herbs and sacred art
primal traditions
contrasts in languages, geography and climatic zones
time and process, seasons of nature, span of a life, interrelation with the natural environment
dance, song and recital of legends, mythical stories and clan histories

[ ] baha'ism
the unity of all religions
based on solar claendar of 19 months, 19 days +
day begins at sunset, with a 19 day fasting season Mar 2

inconvenience vs priviledge

e-mail facts: We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by very courageous women.

Remember to vote.

PS
In Canada the women of Manitoba got the right to vote in 1916 thanks to the efforts of Nellie McClung and her colleagues. The rest of Canadian women were allowed to vote in federal elections when the Women's Franchise Act was passed in 1918. However, it was not until 1940 that the women of Quebec got the right to vote in provincial elections - the last province to accord them this right of suffrage.

Words from Martha Beck

a commercial for finding a therapist

hit by an arrow of outrageous fortune?
trauma, persecution, rigid judgements, lost job, lost love...

emotional wounds can lame as badly as a broken limb

Quiz

is there anyone who knows and cares about all or almost all the significant events of your life?

do you feel you are living life behind an invisible screen, unable to truly connect with anyone or anything?

is there at least one person you talk to once a week who really understands almost all your feelings?

is there anything you feel you can't or musn't tell anyone?

do you feel comfortable crying in front of the person or people you love most?

are you able to freely express love to your friends and family?

are you lonely even if, or especially when, you're with a group of people?

do you have to be under the influence of alcohol/drugs to be open about your thoughts and emotions?

does your fear of others' disapproval dominate your choices?

More Julia Cameron Teachings

Creativity is medicine. It is not dangerous or egotistical. It is life affirming and essential. The more we use it, the more steadily and readily we use it. The more we ground it and regularly access it, the better off we are. The healthier we are.

Humour and acceptance enter the picture.

As we express our intrinsic nature, which is beautiful and specific, particular and original, we experience a healing transformation less in ourselves than in our relationship to the world. We are very large, and in expressing this truth, healing occurs. What is healed is the rift between our spiritual nature and our mistaken perception of ourselves as flawed.

Self expression began to heal character issues that years of therapy had not touched. as she found a way to channel and express her colourful inner selves, her life took on a gentler vet more vibrant shape and her dreams took on colour clarity.

Typewatching

allows for personal need of the moment


P's are life's question raisers (typically answering a Q with a Q)
J's are life's advice givers
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avoid putting your partner in a corner conversationally
appreciate partner's ability to generate alternatives. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CONSIDER THEM.
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E's astounded by I's word for word recollections of coversations the E doesn't remember having had.

deception dance paraphrasing

truth telling is the foundation of intimacy
and often the central challenge in our lives

knowing and being known

refining and deepening disclosures
without disregarding different realities, hurting others etc.

the heart of who we are in the world and, what kind of world it is