Meet inside The Shops at Waterloo Town Square—we will congregate in the indoor seating area next to the Your Independent Grocer with the trees sticking out in the middle of the benches (pic) at 7:00 pm for 15 minutes, and then head over to my nearby apartment’s amenity room. If you’ve been around a few times, feel free to meet up at the front door of the apartment, which is near Allen Station, instead.
Workshop Description
Our identity is a very interesting phenomenon. We seem to carry an idea in our head about who we are, what kind of person we are and what that means about us. Identity is both valuable and dangerous at various times. Identity comes from our history and our experiences. It is both our scars and the ideas we would die on a hill for.
In some senses the identity of being “righteous person” might net you all kinds of rewards and guidance in situations where you have to decide to “do the right thing”… but it might also lead you to kill people in the name of your religion.
This workshop aims to give your identity a bit of a tune-up, and is a helpful spot-check for ensuring that you’re the kind of person that you want to be.
No preparation is required and all supplies will be provided.
This is a re-run of a workshop from April of last year, because I feel like I’ve gotten a lot out of it but also what I’ve gotten out of it has somewhat worn off, so to speak. If you’ve been around for that last one, feel free to prep ahead your eight identity cards, and spend some time on specific concrete examples (pictures, memories, counter-examples, things you saw people do that you liked, things you want to do in the future...) that lend credence to each specific identity.
Small Identity Exercise
Meet inside The Shops at Waterloo Town Square—we will congregate in the indoor seating area next to the Your Independent Grocer with the trees sticking out in the middle of the benches (pic) at 7:00 pm for 15 minutes, and then head over to my nearby apartment’s amenity room. If you’ve been around a few times, feel free to meet up at the front door of the apartment, which is near Allen Station, instead.
Workshop Description
Our identity is a very interesting phenomenon. We seem to carry an idea in our head about who we are, what kind of person we are and what that means about us. Identity is both valuable and dangerous at various times. Identity comes from our history and our experiences. It is both our scars and the ideas we would die on a hill for.
In some senses the identity of being “righteous person” might net you all kinds of rewards and guidance in situations where you have to decide to “do the right thing”… but it might also lead you to kill people in the name of your religion.
This workshop aims to give your identity a bit of a tune-up, and is a helpful spot-check for ensuring that you’re the kind of person that you want to be.
No preparation is required and all supplies will be provided.
This is a re-run of a workshop from April of last year, because I feel like I’ve gotten a lot out of it but also what I’ve gotten out of it has somewhat worn off, so to speak. If you’ve been around for that last one, feel free to prep ahead your eight identity cards, and spend some time on specific concrete examples (pictures, memories, counter-examples, things you saw people do that you liked, things you want to do in the future...) that lend credence to each specific identity.
Optional Readings
Use Your Identity Carefully—Ben_LandauTaylor, 2013
Identities are [Subconscious] Strategies—Ruby, 2017