sin
/sin/
noun; verb
“According to Christian teachings, the normal collective state of humanity is one of ‘original sin.’ Sin is a word that has been greatly misunderstood and misinterpreted. Literally translated from the ancient Greek in which the New Testament was written, to sin means to miss the mark, as an archer who misses the target, so to sin means to miss the point of human existence. It means to live unskillfully, blindly, and thus to suffer and cause suffering. Again, the term, stripped of its cultural baggage and misinterpretations, points to the dysfunction inherent in the human condition.” - Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
(the) confession
/kənˈfeSHən/
noun
1. an admission you have done something wrong or illegal
2. the act of telling people something that makes you embarrassed, ashamed, etc.
soft target
terra
/ter′ə/
noun
1. a rough or mountainous region of the moon or other solar system body often having a high albedo relative to other surface features
2. earth or land; (Latin: "goddess of the earth")
3. an amazing chick, who nobody can live without. - urban dictionary
portal
scratch
\’skrach\
verb
1. to scrape or dig with claws or nails; to mark the surface with something sharp or jagged
2. to withdraw; to cancel or erase
3. “from scratch”: to begin from a point of nothingness
expansion
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HUMAN CONDITION PART I
In April 2017, my world changed again when I lost another part of my identity - this time what I knew to be my career path crumbled, as well as important relationships. I did what I knew best at the time: I created something from nothing and gazed at everything “imperfect” - which felt exactly like what being human is: being perfectly imperfect.
HUMAN CONDITION PART II
2018 was a year of “letting go” - officially letting go of a marriage, a home for which I attended to and nurtured in every way possible and an expectation of how I envisioned a future. I had the amazing blessing of witnessing my Father recover from a stroke and with humility, watched his brain relearn and rewire. It is in this this space I find myself needing to undo everything I’ve learned and thought to be true and as I explore, remind myself to use more self-care, imagination and curiosity than ever before.
MOUNT BETHEL