My parents both teach. And over the years, they have seen that young children have been trained to lack shame. to see all their work as creative, and themselves as perfect, not needing correction. Which they do, and when they do. I have had the privilege of their visit over the last few days. The … Continue reading Against self esteem, again.
Month: April 2013
Thanatos.
Thanatos is a term invented by Sigmund to describe the wish for death and destruction he witnessed during the first world war. This wish for death and destruction remains hidden within the society -- for a society that does not daily choose life will eventually end up dying, either slowly or quickly. LOS GILES, Spain, … Continue reading Thanatos.
Extravagent devotion
One of the things that we tend to ignore is that women and men are different. This affects everything, including the ways women express devotion. To have a church that is too masculine is an error, perhaps, but having a church that is too feminine leads to as great an error or more so. Sometimes … Continue reading Extravagent devotion
Risk, Vulnerability, Prayer.
The photo above was taken on Anzac day. It's ocean spray: I was trying to freeze this as the sea sent spumes of salt water twenty to thirty feet into the air. Needless to say, it got everywhere. The passers-by were looking at me -- holding a DSLR with a fairly big zoom on it … Continue reading Risk, Vulnerability, Prayer.
Comment administration.
I'm starting to (again) get spam through the filters. At the same time the people I want to comment had difficulties. So... 1. Jetpack comments are activated. This will allow you to log on using social media. UPDATE: Jetpack comments do not allow social media through as there is a problem with authentication tokens. I … Continue reading Comment administration.
Recurring discussions are valuable
Over the last couple of days the women in the Tradosphere have had one of their semi regular discussions about fashion, in particular if makeup is modest, that you should dress your age, and more formal clothes may be more modest. A fair number of these women have visual talents and or design talents which … Continue reading Recurring discussions are valuable
Against the herd.
When I looked at today's readings this was the most convicting. We have been told that we should just fit in, and that we should be part of the herd, like rabbits, not thinking independent, like hawks (the original analogy used wolves, but hawks exist in NZ: wolves do not). As James pointed out at … Continue reading Against the herd.
Do not submit to the memes of this world (If you try, you will fail, and that’s not hypocrisy.)
Last night Ballista from the society of Phineas made this comment, and it is a good place to start. We need to go hard or go home when it comes to true faith. This goes for ourselves as well as others. Like a preacher once talked about “push the gas pedal on”, I was thinking … Continue reading Do not submit to the memes of this world (If you try, you will fail, and that’s not hypocrisy.)
Blegh.
Down in the Antipodes it is wet. I talked to the boys (who are with their mother as it is school holidays) and it is wet in Auckland. And Bunny notes that it is wet in Sydney. The trouble is that this drains motivation. I would rather it was cold and fine: you can dress … Continue reading Blegh.
What does “do not judge” mean.
I was looking at the paper online today and came across this. The news is local, and to American ears the definition of a weapon would be quaint, but it leads to the passage. A machete, a mallet and large wooden sticks have been seized from several Dunedin dairy owners arming themselves against robbers targeting … Continue reading What does “do not judge” mean.