#identity work

[theweightofdivinity]

Most of what we call “who we are” isn’t essence, it is actually a set of protective patterns the mind created to survive. But armor doesn’t know when the war is over. And if it isn’t laid down, it begins to suffocate the very life it once protected, it will sabotage your growth spiritually, emotionally, and in the most practical ways. What saved you once can quietly become what keeps you in a cage. What’s defended the hardest is often what’s most afraid of being seen.

[reggiochildreninspired]

How we represent and celebrate skin color matters! These conversations help children be able to stand up in their power. We need to normalize conversations about skin color differences, uniqueness, the visible and invisible things that compose our identities. This fosters pride in young children. In our classroom one of the ways we celebrate people is by having skin color drawing utensils. We want our students to be able to represent all the skin tones of the world. It’s also important to think about when a child wants to represent themselves, how do we as teachers and parents support this? How do we celebrate and bring awareness to skin color in a positive way?

[eclecticsophism]

getting aggressive about the right to be gentle

[bodyofbrilliance]

Self-discovery is often spoken of as a destination—like one day you’ll finally “find yourself” and everything will fall into place. But what I’ve learned is this: self-discovery isn’t about finding. It’s about returning. It’s peeling back the layers of who you’ve been told you are, unlearning what no longer belongs, and remembering what has always been true.

Lesson 230: Self-Discovery: Returning to Yourself

[teriel]

Roles and identities

I started watching the 5th season of the Crown. I find thsi show fascinating because of the exploration of roles and identities. The crown itself is the hidden character of the series, an invisible specter, entity, egregore that brings its own weight to everything.

The danger of a role is that it can take on an identity of its own that overshadows the identity of the person who takes it on. The role becomes the person. I've noted this effect with celebrities of various types in my pop culture magic series. The roles/personas they took on took them over, and the result is a very ungrounded person who can't handle the role and all the energy and attention put toward the role.

This is one reason I'm very careful about the roles I take on...and why I make a point to de-role as needed. I never want the role to on so much of a life of its own that controls the quality or experience of my life...and yet I also want to draw on the role as needed. In Pop Culture Magic 2.0 I discussed the concept of experience taking, where the assumption of a role provides you access to related experiences. We indulge in experience taking to some degree or another on a regular basis. Whether its through reading a book, watching a program, playing a game or doing some other kind of activity we end up taking on roles and those roles bring experiences with them that can be useful or harmful or both to us depending on how we ground the role and/or allow it access to our lives.

I've used experience taking to learn skills from various roles and incorporate them into my overall identity. I then de-role from the identity but still retain those skills. If you find this process fascinating and would like to learn about it live from me, comment below.

[researchfanart-blog]

Research: fan art and identity work

Invitation to a research: fan art and identity work. Are you a person who does or has actively done fan art? Do you feel that fan art builds and supports your identity or acts as a part of identity work? If you answered yes to the questions above, then you might be the right person to participate in my research. I am a third-year art education student at the University of Lapland. I am currently doing bachelor`s thesis on fan art and identity work, for which I would need willing participants. The anonymity of the participant is maintained in the study. If you are under the age of 15, I will need a written consent of the participant`s guardian. You can participate in the study by e-mail as a questionnaire or alternatively in the form of an interview (by phone). If you are interested in participating or have any other questions regarding the research, please feel free to contact me (see researchers contact information below). Minna Aurala Phone: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]

[lemusita]

Watch Greatness

The great theologian Tracy Morgan asked – How you going to expect to be great if you don’t study greatness?  Okay, those weren’t the exact words, but close enough.  We can also argue later whether he’s a theologian or not.

I actually heard this line from someone else, but it made me think of the Tracy Morgan line.  I had to ask myself yesterday – Who do you watch that is Great?  It could be an…

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