#Gregory Boyle

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“It’s about all of us wanting to stand where he stands and to include as he does. It is less about what it is we are to do at the margins, and more about what will happen to us if we stand there.” ― Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

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People settle for saying that every human being is 'worthy' or 'valuable.' But these ideas are still stuck in the 'measurable.' 'He is a valuable member of our team.' 'He is unworthy to be president.' But goodness is unshakable. Solid. The truth. There is not a thing one can do to make this not so. God does not hope that we become something other than what we are. The Pharisees kept trying to be somebody, but they didn’t know they already were. You teach children that they are valuable by valuing them. Not by insisting that they prove their value to you. There are lots of things and toxins and blindness that keep us from acknowledging this and seeing it AS true, but nonetheless, it is immutably certain. Before we can love goodness, we need to find it, and see it. It’s there. It’s there. Here’s a bad example. In prison or jail, if a 'fish' or 'new booty' is asked by another inmate, 'What size are your shoes?' and the new guy says, 'Size eleven,' the inmate takes your shoes away. The correct answer to 'What size are your shoes?' is 'My size.' There is an ownership to your goodness that needs to happen. It is a 'My-sizing,' if you will. People inhabit their dignity, nobility, and utter goodness and make it their own. (I told you it was a bad example.)

Gregory Boyle from The Whole Language 

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"Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion" by Gregory Boyle

Thank you @pagespawsandgauze for the rec! ❤️

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#When You Find Out Your Faves Have Kissed For The First Time

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From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

I Led 3 Lives - Secret Call - Syndication - October 1, 1953

Espionage / Drama

Runnin Time: 30 minutes

Written by Don Mullally

Produced by Eddie Davis and Maurice Unger

Directed by Eddie Davis

Stars:

Richard Carlson as Herbert A. Philbrick

Jeanne Cooper as Comrade Sally

Robert Anderson as Comrade Leroy Wilkerson

Walden Boyle as Special Agent James Adams

Emerson Treacy as Doc

John Frank as Comrade Lothar

Gregory Walcott as Bob - Attorney

Mitchell Kowal as Man

William Gruenberg as Clerk

Earl Keen as Prosecutor

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tag drop 4 of idk

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Survival Doesn't Always Rely on the Obvious EVIL. "Among the Living" reviewed! (Dread / Blu-ray)

“Among the Living” on Blu-ray home video at Amazon.com.  Click the Blu-ray Cover to Purchase! In a post-viral outbreak world, Harry and his little sister Lily backpack from their mother’s house to the father’s rural home.  The journey requires a long hike through the English countryside and mountainous terrain, avoiding marauding thugs and the savage infected who have a keen sense for sniffing…

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BABIES

Some misc. Scales of Fate AU doodles :)

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Jacob is to Janine x Gregory what Charles Boyle was to Jake x Amy and i LOVE IT

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Which dems voted for HR9495 in House?

I've seen misinformation, by some people not realizing many Dems flipped on the second vote.

Only 15 Dems voted for it on the Thursday vote

Here is the list of Democrat Representatives who still voted to pass

Allred, Colin; TX 32nd District Caraveo, Yadira; CO 8th District Case, Ed; HI 1st District Cuellar, Henry; TX 28th District Davis, Donald; NC 1st District Gluesenkamp Perez, Marie; WA 3rd District Golden, Jared; ME 2nd District Gonzalez, Vicente; TX 34th District Lee, Susie; NV 3rd District Moskowitz, Jared; FL 23rd District Panetta, Jimmy; CA 19th District Schneider, Brad; IL 10th District Suozzi, Thomas; NY 3rd District Torres, Norma; CA 35th District Wasserman Schultz, Debbie; FL 25th District

These Representatives who did not vote at all

Boyle, Brendan; PA 2nd District (D) Brownley, Julia; CA 26th District (D) Connolly, Gerald; VA 11th District (D) Evans, Dwight; PA 3rd District (D) Foushee, Valerie; NC 4th District (D) Frankel, Lois; FL 22nd District (D) Gallego, Ruben; AZ 3rd District (D) Gottheimer, Josh; NJ 5th District (D) Jackson, Jeffrey; NC 14th District (D) Phillips, Dean; MN 3rd District (D) Porter, Katie; CA 47th District (D) Scott, David; GA 13th District (D) Smith, Adam; WA 9th District (D) Torres, Ritchie; NY 15th District (D) Wexton, Jennifer; VA 10th District (D) Carter, Earl; GA 1st District (R) Chavez-DeRemer, Lori; OR 5th District (R) DesJarlais, Scott; TN 4th District (R) Duncan, Jeff; SC 3rd District (R) Ferguson, Drew; GA 3rd District (R) Garbarino, Andrew; NY 2nd District (R) Granger, Kay; TX 12th District (R) Greene, Marjorie; GA 14th District (R) Joyce, David; OH 14th District (R) Murphy, Gregory; NC 3rd District (R) Nehls, Troy; TX 22nd District (R) Newhouse, Dan; WA 4th District (R) Norman, Ralph; SC 5th District (R) Salazar, Maria; FL 27th District (R) Waltz, Michael; FL 6th District (R)

Contact your senators first as HR9495 then after that you can tell any of you representatives that dissapointed you you feel

HEre's agood post with more inforamtion

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Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ.

"Nothing stops a bullet like a job."

Image; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.

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“No daylight to separate us. Only kinship. Inching ourselves closer to creating a community of kinship such that God might recognize it. Soon we imagine, with God, this circle of compassion. Then we imagine no one standing outside of that circle, moving ourselves closer to the margins so that the margins themselves will be erased. We stand there with those whose dignity has been denied. We locate ourselves with the poor and the powerless and the voiceless. At the edges, we join the easily despised and the readily left out. We stand with the demonized so that the demonizing will stop. We situate ourselves right next to the disposable so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away.”

― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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Father Gregory Boyle 

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Batman: The Animated Series - Paper Cut-Out Portraits and Profiles

Nora Fries

The beloved wife of scientist, Victor Fries, Nora was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness.  Desperate to prolong her life, Victor cryogenically froze her in stasis, waiting for a cure to be discovered. The process was interrupted by Ferris Boyle which led to Victor's disfiguration, and him becoming Mr. Freeze. Freeze thought Nora to be dead and set out on a vendetta to avenge his wife, although he was stopped by Batman.

Nora turned out to be alive after all and was taken and maintain in stasis by the wealthy amusement park tycoon, Grant Walker.

Walker arranged for Freeze to be broken out of Arkham Asylum and put forth a bargain. He would fund a search for a cure for Nora if Freeze agreed to replicate the process that changed him, thus bestowing the aged Walker immortality. Freeze initially complied yet ultimately turned against Walker and aided Batman and Robin in defeating the villain. In the wake of the battle, Freeze and Nora had disappeared.

Freeze had taken Nora's container to the deep Arctic, where they spent a few months of peace. When an unfortunate accident broke Nora's container, Freeze brought her back to Gotham City, where he learned that Nora had only two weeks to live unless an organ transplant was performed.

With the aide of a corrupt surgeon named Gregory Belson, Freeze kidnapped Barbara Gordon and attempted to perform the transplant. A surgery that could save Nora but would most certainly kill Barbara. Thankfully, the terrible plan was thwarted by Batman and Robin. Freeze's hideout collapsed and Nora was taken to safety by Batman, while Freeze was presumed dead. Days later, Nora was finally cured thanks to Wayne Enterprises and the technology created by Freeze himself.

Nora first appeared in the third episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series, ‘Heart of Ice.’  

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Illustration by Monica Garwood

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From The New York Times Well newsletter

By Carolyn Todd Feb. 9, 2024

Of the thousands of self-help books on the market, which ones are truly helpful? “It’s uncommon to find a self-help book that feels different,” said Vienna Pharaon, a marriage and family therapist in New York City.

But genuinely useful titles abound. The best of the genre invite reflection or offer practical tools to promote emotional, psychological or spiritual well-being. And there are some that therapists personally turn to or suggest to their patients.

“Almost every therapist I know has a whole list of self-help books to recommend,” said Daniel Tomasulo, a counseling psychologist and the academic director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.

When sorting through the self-help stacks, who better to help than mental health professionals? We asked seven to share their picks.

1. "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World," by the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams

How do we experience joy in the face of personal and collective suffering? The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu spent five days reflecting on their own lives to answer that question, and they compiled their stories and guidance in this 2016 book.

“The Book of Joy” is an opportunity to learn from two spiritual leaders in an intimate, accessible way, said Sona Dimidjian, director of the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Through their dialogue, which is punctuated with laughter and tears, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu teach readers how to cultivate joy and work through difficulties like illness and despair. Dr. Dimidjian recommends the book to “anyone who is feeling overwhelmed by the realities of our world and daily life today,” she said.

2. "The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living," by Russ Harris

This book, first published in 2007, teaches you to accept your negative thoughts and feelings as they arise, instead of resisting or being consumed by them — a refreshing approach known as acceptance and commitment therapy.

Diana Garcia, a South Florida-based therapist, says this easy-to-read primer made her “first fall in love” with ACT. She has clients use the book as a supplement to their sessions and recommends it to friends who are feeling stuck. It teaches you how to keep taking actions that move you in a positive direction regardless of how you’re feeling, she explained.

3. "Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion," by Gregory Boyle

Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries, a rehabilitation and re-entry program for former gang members. His 2011 book is a collection of real, raw stories about people he worked with and the lessons we can all draw from their experiences.

“Each chapter reads like a Sunday sermon to be savored and meditated upon,” said Jacob Ham, director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. While faith is woven throughout the book, Dr. Ham recommends the title to anyone who feels “that their traumas and all the ways they’ve coped with them have left them broken and unredeemable.”

4. "The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity," by Julia Cameron

This 1992 workbook from Julia Cameron, a teacher and author, is a 12-week guide to recovering your sense of childlike creativity. And it’s not just for artists and writers, said Britt Frank, a trauma specialist in Kansas.

“Of all of the books I have ever used with clients, this one has the most staying power,” she said. “Because everyone is creative, and creativity is medicine.”

For years, Ms. Frank has returned to the book’s tools — like the “morning pages,” a stream-of-consciousness journaling practice. And she uses “The Artist’s Way” when treating clients with issues like depression and addiction. But skimmers beware, Ms. Frank cautioned: “It’s not a book you read. It’s a book you work.”

5. "Homecoming: Healing Trauma to Reclaim Your Authentic Self, by Thema Bryant

Thema Bryant is a trauma therapist, ordained minister and professor who offers a “distinctive lens on health, hope and healing trauma,” said Ayanna Abrams, a psychologist in Atlanta.

Drawing on her clinical work, spirituality and personal recovery from trauma, Dr. Bryant shares stories, reflections and exercises in this 2022 title. She helps people believe in their capacity to heal, Dr. Abrams explained. Dr. Bryant also avoids the “gimmicky, bypassing or vague” language that so many self-help books lean on, she added.

6. "The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality," by Ryan M. Niemiec and Robert E. McGrath

This 2019 guide helps people recognize, honor and nurture their brightest qualities, Dr. Tomasulo said. The idea of cultivating your “character strengths” comes from positive psychology, which centers on promoting well-being, he explained. “It’s about moving from focusing on ‘what’s wrong’ to ‘what’s strong.’”

People who lean into their character strengths tend to be happier, Dr. Tomasulo said. This book, he explained, is a good pick for “people who are doing OK, but want to have more joy and well-being in their life.”

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