One important piece of identity is having boundaries. One important use of boundaries is to refuse to accept harmful words or assumptions that others want to lay on you. Civil discourse in invaluable, but sometimes you just need to tell people “talk to the hand.”
How have you shut down words that were harmful to you or others?
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
How have you found yourself in helping others?
“You are the light of the world…. Let your light so shine.” The famous passage from Matthew reminds us that the proper thing to do with a light is to put it where it can be seen. What’s the point of a light if no one can see it? And did you forget that you are a light?
How do you shine your light out into the world?
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
― William Shakespeare
Imagine yourself ten years from now—how has your identity shifted?
Cooking—even comparatively plain food—is rather a magic act. Ingredients are transformed by heat and proximity into something entirely different than what they were to begin with. Every cook is a magician.
What is your favorite dish to cook?
