#core identity

"We are amazing BECAUSE we are queer."

"Being queer is what defines you."

Not only is this amazingly shallow and superficial, but even just from a psychological point of view, it's stunningly unhealthy.

People who are gay don't need to "identify" as gay. They just are gay, by definition, because they are attracted to the same sex and not the opposite sex.

What this reads as is "unremarkable heterosexual person who has adopted a 'queer' identity, through its malleable lack of definition, in order to become interesting."

Alchmiabaonic was coined by Tumblr user sleepy-gay-folx on February 3, 2020.

Alchmiabaonic is described as “A core identity that is made up of other identities, all of which come together to create one core identity. From the greek word for alchemy!”

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Your core identity WILL empower you if you embrace who you really are and use it. Be a magnet to all good things and people! Learn more on DivaOfLove.com! #mondaymantra #mondaymotivation #mondaymorning #lifecoaching #datingadvice

These posts are meant to lead you be your most empowered self and help you overcome those things that are holding you back from reaching your goals. Some of this might resonate with you, or not, and I’m not here to judge anyone or their actions, only to give you something to think about. Our core identity is the essence of who we are deep down inside. Your core is who you are, what you think,…

Com estàs? -Bé, estic força bé pels anys que tinc! O potser contestaré: -no gens bé, avui no m’aguanto de mal de panxa , o, d’ossos, etc. Sabem què li convé al cos i el què no; si li cal repòs, vitamines, reforçants de les defenses immunològiques, unes herbetes per fer passar el mal de ventre, d’estómac, de cap, etc. Però quan anem més enllà de com està el cos.., això ja és més complicat;…

I AM

New Post has been published on https://www.crownofcompassion.org/2019/11/28/the-quiet-voice-of-god-whispers/

The quiet voice of God whispers

“While the quiet voice of God whispers that we are deeply loved, we continue to search for an alternative.  We move from person to person or event to event, trying to satisfy our craving for significance. . . .  But even if we obtain the objects we pursue, they prove feeble and unreliable substitutes for the stable identity that is ours when we come to know Jesus.”- Jeff Manion

“In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.”- Ephesians 1:4-5 (NIV)

On Day 14 (“Remembering Who You Are”), Week 3 of Dream Big, Think Small, Jeff Manion tells about the third and final practice for effective journaling.

Practice 3: Identity.  As Pastor Manion stresses, identity matters in cultivating a healthy heart.  Thus, when you recall your identity as one deeply loved by the Father, that empowers you to love God and serve from a space of significance and security.

Consequently, Jeff usually signs off every journal entry with the phrase This is Jeff, your beloved son.  Certainly, Jeff doesn’t do this as a reminder to God.  Instead, Jeff needs to remind himself of his adoption as a child of God.  Furthermore, Jeff points out, that’s the most true thing about who he is.

In addition, this practice of reminding is crucial.  Because, as Henri Nouwen wrote, we seek our core identity from many other sources than God:

“Aren’t you, like me, hoping that some person, thing, or event will come along to give you that final feeling of inner well-being you desire?  Don’t you often hope: ‘May this book, idea, course, trip, job, country, or relationship fulfill my deepest desire?’ ”

Finally, Pastor Manion exhorts, adding up your accomplishments fails to help you find your primary identity.  Conversely, you also fail to locate it in the sum of your failures.  Rather, you find your fundamental identity in your adoption as God’s child.  As a result, we take small steps toward the waiting arms of our beloved Father.

Today’s question: What alternatives do you seek, even though the quiet voice of God whispers His deep love for you?  Please share.

Tethering

In order to show mercy to others and be an agent of healing for them, I have to, at some level, be able to see my own impoverishment and need of mercy and healing. I have to stop dividing and start unifying. I can no longer label as “lame” or “whole.” I can only label as “present.” I must see myself and others in the same light, of the same substance, with the same needs, in the very…