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Pursuing Goals: The Castle, the Estate, and The Long Walk
Guest blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on being present in the day to day of our lives as we pursue goals and purpose. The journey is where we live, even as we keep our eye on a telos.
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Conversing About Patience
The Thrive Center for Human Development and FULLER Studio present Patience, a five-video series that will change the way you think about patience. Psychologists, Benjamin Houltberg and Sarah Schnitker lead a table discussion with Rabbi Sherre Hirsh, Tasneem Noor, and Harlan Redmond to share their thoughts on the meaning of patience within different cultural contexts, faith traditions, and individuals.   Working with Faith Traditions How do different faith traditions think about the practice of patience? Our moderators join Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, Tasneem Noor, and Harlan Redmond to reflect on the role of patience within their own faith, the patience of...
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Practice Makes Patience
Patience is an important virtue to develop to achieve goals, including relationship goals. Here are some ideas to explore if you are feeling impatient.
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Getting Unstuck: Untangling the Tapestry Together (Part 2)
If our stories about ourselves are interwoven with shame, how can others provide insight to help us rewrite those stories?
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Getting Unstuck: Why You Need Help to Understand Your Story (Part 1)
How do the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves help us through life's transitions? Why do we need others to help us gain insight into who we are becoming?
Practices

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Dropping Anchor: How Can We Stay Steady During Change?
What support systems buoy us on our journeys? Blogger, Amy Dunn, offers some ideas and practices to keep us steady during times of change and transition.
Practices

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A Practice: Questions to Improve Communities
What can communities learn from the enormous success of the Eras tour about love, support, and meaning for their members?
Emotions

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Identity: We Not Me (Part 3)
Identity is not just about acknowledging who we think we are, it is about listening to the voices within our communities–listening for the stories they are telling about who we are collectively.

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Identity: We Not Me (Part 2)
How do our families shape our identities? By sharing our stories, or our tesimonios, we can gain insight into ourselves and communities.

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Identity: We Not Me (Part 1)
What is our identity? How do we discover it? What would it look like to define our identity through the communities we participate in?
Meaning

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A Practice: Questions for Life Review
These questions are intended to help you examine your life to discover meaning and purpose, no matter where you are in life's journey.
Practices

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A Practice: Centering Prayer of Awareness
Awareness is a practice that allows us to train our mind and body, reorienting to the world around us.