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Growing beyond Resolutions: Learning to build with God
Some years ago, I wrote a blog post about New Year’s resolutions. Recently, as I read it again, I realised that the message I had hoped to convey was lost in translation. Emotions seemed to take over, and in doing so, they diluted the understanding I intended to share. That realisation stayed with me, and…
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Shaped by the Spaces We’re In(And the Ones We Shape for Others)
In my previous blog post Thrown in the Deep End, I lightly touched on the concept of Thrownness, an idea introduced by philosopher Heidegger — that we’re all born into circumstances already unfolding, with no say in the matter. Today, I want to revisit that idea from a slightly different angle. This time, I want…
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The Weight and Wisdom of Our Choices
There’s something quietly powerful about the choices we make—especially the small, everyday ones that often go unnoticed. The ones we make in passing, with a shrug or a sigh, without much thought. Saying yes when we mean no, letting things slide because we’re too tired to confront them, deciding to shrink ourselves because it feels…
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