Be

Be your own light.

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no shame

No shame in being wrong. Better to live with conviction and err than to flounder about in doubt.

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thought...

Life is a series of commitments.

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Our time eventually must end. Do work of a quality that will allow you to transcend. Make the intention.

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Acceptance

It's easy to accept responsibility when things are good. Accepting your role when things are not good is a different story. Learning to do this. Can't say I have this perfected. No change can happen until this occurs.

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reflection in action

In each instance, the practitioner allows himself to experience surprise, puzzlement, or confusion in a situation which he finds uncertain or unique. He reflects on the phenomena before him, and on the prior understandings which have been implicit in his behavior. He carries out an experiment which serves to generate both a new understanding of the phenomena and a change in the situation.... He does not keep means and ends separate, but defines them interactively as he frames a problematic situation. He does not separate thinking from doing... Because his experimenting is a kind of action, implementation is built into his inquiry. (Schön 1983: 69)

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earn it

Competency is the foundation upon which authenticity stands.

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clarity

Journaling challenges people to explain their world with a deep clarity. Having a clear vision contibutes to goal attainment. Painting the picture with emotion is essential. Emotion clarifies the priority level of a goal. Logical decision-making is about navigating through competing priorities.

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with feeling...

Emotions are how we make sense of the world. The under current of logic are emotions. Journaling activities that make use of intellectual reflection and emotional discourse perhaps holds the greatest potential for personal growth.

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realest thing i ever wrote...

Back to reality tomorrow. Great insights were attained from the residency. Most important was the need to be authentic. For me this realness keeps a person from being swept away by the tides of fad and fashion. Living a life of coviction is a path requiring courage. James Baldwin once said to be commited is to be in danger. This resonates with me. I would add that a person living a life of authencity will be required to believe in their path and in themselves even when no one else does.
Authenticity demands a person to proactively act in accordance with his or her values, without compromise.

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a challenge...

I was challenged to find my authentic voice. Dr. Lobell's lecture was stirring requiring action on my part. It is not enough to simply go through life fitting in and adhering to the images we are supposed to be. Even the "rebel" can be an image...what I find is needed is to reflect on who we are and commit to living it.

Authenticity requires a vigilant self-awareness and the courage to stand alone. Being ever willing to sacrifice convienience for conviction.

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reflection

My research is about human reflection and if this activity cultivates a deeper level of human angency. Early findings would indicate that it does. There is a power that comes about as result of reflecting upon goals,actions and ones emotions. The act of journaling offers one avenue to assess the assumptions and pardigms which govern our lives. What happens to us is a result of how we think and what we think. Often times this thought process is invisible to us unless we reflect upon these things.

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teach

Walking through the Phoenix art museum. The art of Ansel Adams moves me to dream. The life of an artist and educator reminds me of the importance of emersing oneself in the path. This is true for any discipline.

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do it...

Learn to sacrifice. Without the willingness to do this there is no strength.

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Today was a good day....

So much better to open up and spend time with friends. You cannot embrace the world by yourself.

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Silence

We are held equally accountable by our moments of silence as we are by our words. Inappropriate silence degrades your light.....

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Rough

Retreating from discomfort accomplishes little. The pang of boundary walls will again force you to confront that which bars your growth. No delusion should exist that you can somehow avoid overcoming your limitations.

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