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They are conditions of the human mind. They come and go. Nothing that comes and goes is you. So the forecast for this forecast forecast Wednesdays, you are not yours. Conditions. You are not these temporary things that you happen to go through and to experience anything that can change or come and go, as they say, is not you. Sometimes we are pro to short temper or temperament, and people define us as short tempers. No, you're not a short tempered person
And so this idea of something that's permanent versus something that's temporary in our own personal experience, it turns out that religion was temporary. And the spirituality that we practice right now is more permanent. It's more us. And so we're not saying that that's for everybody. But for us in particular, those two moments came to mind when you were talking about focusing on permanent things versus temporary things like, we are not these conditions that are temporary
Angela Copas
@ackenmaramack · 5:00
No, she has down syndrome. He has down syndrome. It is just a condition. It doesn't mean that they are any less bright. It doesn't mean that they are any less smart. It doesn't mean that they are any less creative or capable or competent. I have a friend who has a friend who has down. She is the nicest person, lives independently. She loves baking. She is one of the nicest people that you will ever meet
Sontaia Briggs
@PKBriggs · 2:05
And then some people, when they exit service, they still maintain that mentality. But that mentality really only works in war or conflict. It works for the environment, but it becomes like their permanent identity. And for you, it was like, this is what I needed to become for this moment. But that is very much like not you. Every time I'm reminded that you served, I'm like, oh, because it feels so different than who you are now
Sontaia Briggs
@PKBriggs · 1:42
Because we were given all these rules of what is correct or desirable and what is it. And things that aren't follows these rules, then instead of it just being one kind of aspect of a person, it becomes how you define people. And really, like you said, we need to get away from that because you're not just people have autism. They're not autism. It's just a part of them. Thank you. Bye
But even to go slightly a little deeper as a male in society where people would observe and acknowledge me as a male, as a father. I'm not just a father because I'm a male. Just because I have a p**** doesn't mean I'm immediately the dad. It just so happens that we have a lot of feminine energy, and it's more than masculine that comes out naturally. So we come off as the mother naturally than the father
Sontaia Briggs
@PKBriggs · 1:38
Hey, Aaron. Third, Al, shaman, Jedi, theologian, creator, future professor. Well, you're already a professor. You teach me a lot, doctor, after some high minded experience. You have many names, right? Because like you said, we are many things at many points in our lives. I really appreciate you coming back and actually lifting that up. Like, we're never really one thing all the time. We have our core ingredients, but not always
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