Scripps Sunday #33

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We are SO very happy you are back at Scripps settling in, but of course, it's just not the same without you here. 

As you start your sophomore year, may you go in with these wonderful pictures spurring you on. 



Anna:

Delight

Celebration (of the beauty I see in others)

Inspired

Playful

Thoughtful

Loving

Awe

Grateful

Mindful

Honest

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Joyful

Empathetic

Determined

Curious

Kind

 

Two words:

Open Arms

Giver and receiving posture

Open arms to yourself and to others

Posture

Presence – Here I am

Ready to receive and ready to let go

Taking in beauty

Here is the activity from Marilyn Vancil's book Beyond the Enneagram that we did in the car on the way back from picking blueberries last weekend in case you want to share it with anyone in CCF. 

The process starts with writ­ing a list of ten adjectives that describe you when you’re at your best and feel good about yourself. These are not ac­tivities, but high-quality attributes. People often say how hard this is, and that it’s much easier to name their negative characteristics. Once this list is compiled, you add qualities that others who know you well would say about you. The next step is the Holy Aha part! While reading through the list, you visualize standing back and observing an imagi­nary person who embodies the qualities you’ve written, someone you would look at objectively, not subjectively like you do when looking at yourself. While considering this person, you pause to ask God to reveal a name for her or him that captures these qualities, using both an adjective and an object. Is there an image that comes to mind? Do one or two words pop up? I tell people to allow whatever comes into their awareness as the Holy Spirit guides them, and not to censor or dismiss it. Examples of a name might be Deep Ocean or Regal Lion.

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