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seher's avatar

love all your articulations around ambiguity and paradox! authenticity + integrity are some of my favorite values or touchstones as well. funny enough, as i was reading this i realized that i have a book called 'the way of integrity' by martha beck in my cart from last night. just ordered it! AND: i am so here for this golferrrrr.

Shira Erlichman's avatar

oooh, thank you for this reflection seher! will you let me know how the book is? i'm intrigued! #inthisgolferwetrust

seher's avatar

indeeeed! <3

Asher Pandjiris's avatar

I love and deeply admire Tuere Sala!

Shira Erlichman's avatar

Me too! So so much to learn from Tuere!

Eve L. Ewing's avatar

I kept liking this and reliking it. It won't let me like it enough! GIVE ME MORE LIKES

Shira Erlichman's avatar

LOL EVE aaaaaand this is how i feel about you

Dr. Clark Roush's avatar

Your authentic humanness radiates from your spirit, encompasses your words, and and brings joy and wonder to my spirit. Shine on, Shira! You are a gift.

Shira Erlichman's avatar

I'm so grateful, Dr. Clark, to keep shining alongside you!

Kelly Shannon's avatar

so SO resonant as always. and reminds me of the poem "Integrity" by Adrienne Rich, one of my favorites (which has been on my mind the past couple months—synchronicity!) https://www.best-poems.net/adrienne_rich/integrity.html

anyway thank you for this one :)

Shira Erlichman's avatar

kelly, it's such a cherished poem, thank you for bringing it here, now.

this, always: "Anger and tenderness: my selves.

And now I can believe they breathe in me

as angels, not polarities."

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Shira Erlichman's avatar

this is so helpful! it values perspective, surprise, vantage point. thank you so much for sharing! (and i love the term pre-dream!)