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Read more about the article Stepping Off the Ladder of Comparison

Stepping Off the Ladder of Comparison

  • Post published:November 6, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’ve been writing about Penny for a long time now. Along the way, I’ve often written of her accomplishments. The cuteness of hearing her pronounce “medium-hard words” when she asked…

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The Vulnerable Power of Ted Lasso

  • Post published:May 17, 2023
  • Post category:Healing
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Last week’s episode of Ted Lasso was really good (spoiler alert). Yes, it was funny and clever and involved men running around and kicking a ball and crass remarks and…

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Read more about the article MAiD and Lives Worth Living

MAiD and Lives Worth Living

  • Post published:March 9, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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Last week I spent a whole morning trying to write a post to share some thoughts with you on the sharp increase in medically assisted deaths in Canada (known as…

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Domestic Monastery

  • Post published:January 20, 2023
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Faith/Family/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

“Raising small children, if it is done with love and generosity, will do for you exactly what private prayer does.” -Ronald Rolheiser, Domestic Monastery I just read this whole (very…

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Read more about the article Down Syndrome and a Lack of Ego

Down Syndrome and a Lack of Ego

  • Post published:October 19, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

When Heather Avis and I talked about being at Hope Heals Camp last summer, she mentioned that what made it so distinctive was the lack of ego present.  Heather’s words…

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Read more about the article The False Self is Fragile. The True Self is Vulnerable.
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The False Self is Fragile. The True Self is Vulnerable.

  • Post published:August 22, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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The false self is fragile. ​​The true self is vulnerable.  It can be really hard to know the difference.  The true self is the part of me that is what…

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Read more about the article What If We Choose a Different Way?
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What If We Choose a Different Way?

  • Post published:August 17, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Healing
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We live in a culture that values: Productivity over people Intellect over empathy Individual over community Competition over compassion Invincibility over vulnerability Isolated achievement over mutual giving and receiving Control…

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Read more about the article The Center of Healing is Belovedness

The Center of Healing is Belovedness

  • Post published:June 21, 2022
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The center of healing is belovedness.  Healing happens in three steps (that aren’t necessarily linear): acknowledge hurt, ask for help, and take small steps towards shalom.  Believing that I am…

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Trapped by “Able”

  • Post published:May 2, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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"Human beings need to be rescued from seeing themselves as fundamentally ‘able.’” “It is the experience of one’s self as ‘able’ in comparison to others that is fundamentally problematic for…

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Read more about the article To Be Made Well: Justice

To Be Made Well: Justice

  • Post published:April 14, 2022
  • Post category:Books/Healing/Privilege and Race/Writing
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I used to think that justice was about law courts and whether or not people should be fined or go to jail or not. My understanding of justice was narrow…

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