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Blue. The sea. The sky. Calm. Green. The grass. The trees. Calm.

Evangelism 101 (Matt 5:13-16) Don’t be ridiculous, you’re radiant. Stop hiding your distinctiveness. That’s like salt without saltiness (a nonsense). Or like lighting a lamp and putting a bucket over the top (so dumb). Or like a city getting all self-conscious and hiding away.>

@WeeRascal 🥰

When Mum and Dad passed away last year, I found this letter in their bedroom. I’m pretty sure it kick-started their 60 year relationship - Mum was clearly besotted.

You don't need to have a rational argument for why you should have a child, much in the same way that you don't need to understand nutrition or the workings of your metabolism to eat food. You know that it tastes good, and you crave it, and the need grows stronger the less you go without. That’s enough. I know before my child that my life felt empty in a vague, undefinable way - I was comfortable, but that comfort seemed to serve nothing but itself. I know that having a child satisfed the lack in me the way that eating food satisfies hunger. And I know that having a daughter makes me feel good, and when I look at her face I see the reflection of an eternity of goodness that travels, real as particles of energy, as it passes from human form to human form. I know that loving her gives existence a deep richness and depth I had not thought possible before. Do I know the ultimate reason for why we reproduce? No, and the bee only knows it craves beautiful flowers, and the wolf only knows it must seek out a pack. Maybe all of this striving is moving toward some ultimate end, some revelatory mode of being. Does it matter, though? The joy of having children would not exist without an intrinsic meaning built into the action itself. It's alright to just pursue the joy.

@the_mel_jar Thanks. Was unaware of that perspective. Highlights the need for a therapist to be extremely self-aware.

@lessonlylove Transference is inevitable from the first moment of contact between therapist and patient, and it’s a vital part of one’s therapy. It’s how therapy works at all. Nothing needs to end with an erotic transference, or any other transference. But therapists need to understand it.

When the patient falls in love with their therapist or analyst, they fall in love with the illusion that comes with the role, not the "real" person. This is what transference is. The therapist or analyst should know this and not look to their patients for their gratification.

@Camp4 @TinkeredThinker Domain dependent? Sadly, the question is —what threats are you likely to face?

When I say mobility > strength, this is what I’m talking about. This guy moves better at 53 than most 30-year-olds. And I can assure you he’s plenty strong. To a large degree, your age *is* your mobility. Less 🏋️‍♀️ More🥋🏄‍♂️🧗‍♂️

@the_mel_jar I do wonder if tranference is inevitable given enough time. Requires at least one of you to recognise it (ideally the therapist!) and end the 'relationship'.

When a therapist proudly says, "my patients love me," in any variation of this, do you know what we are witnessing? A therapist who has looked to their patients for gratification, and received this gratification -- all while remaining ignorant of transference, and what it means.

@DylanoA4 I do not understand this completely. Presumably because I have not read the book… Thanks for the reminder 🙏❤️

If The Brothers Karamazov were published today, half the internet would be calling it the greatest novel ever written, the other half would be calling it an indulgent mess, and neither half would have actually read it

@jordanbpeterson Don’t worry! If I forget God will send me a reminder. If I’m going slow enough to pay attention 🙏❤️

Blue. The sea. The sky. Calm. Green. The grass. The trees. Calm.

@Madshollandxx You might be in hospital. Check for green uniforms 🙏❤️

Guys, I'm in the UK and the sky is this weird light blue colour and there's a massive yellow light... Wtf is happening??

Note to self: Women feel safe with patronization. Use all your skills. “How may I be of service to you today?”

@rorysutherland @MoxyHotels Ah yes, UHT dominance + multinational hotel chains + ? = no fresh milk for us brits 😔

@lessonlylove I think the @MoxyHotels may sell fresh milk. At least in countries where they sell it!

@rorysutherland Hotels have been Thatcherized. They should have fresh milk ready as an option at check-in. Lots of small bottles in a fridge. No doubt there’s a stupid accounting / ‘practical’ reason why they don’t. But the delight of this would be so wonderful they might get massive press coverage. Could pay back in free advertising. Can I have a job? 😅

@PaulVanderKlay Needs a control. Is this about the issue, or the lack of ‘obedience’? Hard to determine.

That RC priest number is a shocker

@teachrobotslove Any of @nntaleb’s books. He will be remembered for 100s of years I suggest.

I need new sources of inspiration. What's a book that you think would change my life?

We all create narratives that serve our values. These narratives will always be imperfect. The idea is to have them align as far as possible with what is good, beautiful and true (even those are in conflict sometimes) Except where they uniquely unify in an ideal person 🙏❤️✝️

Many non-Christians understand Christianity better than a significant number of practising Christians. The Bible says as much.

It occurs to me that many questions compress down to— “What am I fearful of?” Except, “What is love?” Love is a feeling of safety.

Many men believe they are loyal because they've never had their loyalty tested. They don't know who they'd become when temptation unveils her hair and parts her lip with an open invitation. They don't know that they'll sweat and stutter, "We aren't serious." "We've been having problems anyway." "She doesn't matter." And it's not a lie. It's true. She doesn't matter. Their oath of loyalty to her doesn't matter. Not when faced with naked desire. For it is not the loyalty they swore an oath to. It was the brunt force of any sudden and overwhelming whim.

@teachrobotslove Perfect tweet 🙏❤️