#benevolence — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #benevolence, aggregated by home.social.
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Loving Our Neighbors When We Cannot Fix Everything
I sat down in my pastor’s office in high school as he listened to the church voicemail. It felt like every single message was from a poor stranger in tears, needing large amounts of money by the end of the day.
I can tell you now that every pastor is familiar with these calls. We feel horrible about them. After all, we’re supposed to be answering the phone on behalf of Jesus Christ, who cared deeply for the poor. We want to help! However, there’s just not enough money or wisdom in our ministries to heal every moment of poverty that comes our way. And unfortunately, our inability to do so can sometimes create some rather tense situations with the very people we want to help.
For example, when I didn’t arrange a bus ticket for a stranger on the phone, he yelled, “Well, then I’m just going to die in this hospital, and when you get to Heaven, you’re going to have to answer for it!” Then he hung up.
Another time, I agreed to pay part of a stranger’s rent, but I needed to know they could find the rest of the money, so their landlord wouldn’t take our limited funds and kick them out anyway. They yelled at me for doubting them and hung up.
And still another time, I could only give someone part of the money they needed out of my family’s own pocket, and they launched into a very long monologue that targeted me and my pastoring.
These are the unusually extreme reactions, not the typical ones. I share them to illustrate a strange kind of dynamic that can come with serving those in poverty. These reactions are not born out of entitlement as much as they are out of fear, anxiety, and stress. You have to remember that many impoverished people are constantly trying to make ends meet. They are stressed out of their minds. When things start getting desperate, they have to weigh all the intense variables before them.
What if they lose electricity? How will they cook without electricity? Can they even afford food? They know they need to get a job, but does their car work? Can they even afford gas to get to a job if they get the car fixed? And if they go to work, who will watch their kids? Does daycare cost more than their job pays them? Do they have another credit card they can max out for now? Or do they have any friends left who they don’t already owe money to?
The life of an impoverished person is incredibly heavy, and it feels like everything is working against them. When a pastor can’t do anything to help, it’s always possible there will be a natural feeling that God or Christianity has now failed them, too. It’s just one more variable that raises the intensity of the conversation.
Some churches handle phone calls well and have the staff they need to get the job done. That is very difficult for many small churches. Even if the request is doable, there’s a lot of organization required to figure out how to handle it. For example, I once spent hours of my workday driving around town, just trying to figure out how to pay a stranger’s electric bill.
May we do our best to navigate the difficult situations around us as we partner with churches, organizations, and local government to create better outcomes for those in poverty. We do not know stress as they do, and it’s no wonder they sometimes come to us already on edge. May we lovingly represent Christ well in our interactions as we step into our neighbors’ difficulties.
#benevolence #ChristianService #churches #communityOutreach #compassion #financialHardship #helpingThePoor #localChurch #lovingYourNeighbor #ministry #pastors #poverty #stress #wisdom -
The Moon Takes the Bow: The Longest Fight in the Sky, Scored on Love, Fear, Respect, and Attention
Two fighters have been circling each other since before anyone kept records, and the purse has never changed hands: the human gaze. In one corner burns a furnace so vast that something like a million Earths could rattle around inside it, the engine behind every green leaf and every heartbeat on this planet. In the other corner floats a charcoal-colored rock, airless and dead, throwing back about twelve percent of the light that hits it. On paper the match is a slaughter. In practice the rock has been taking rounds for ten thousand years, and the strangest fact on the whole card is a matter of scheduling, since only one of these two shows up for both shifts. […] -
The Moon Takes the Bow: The Longest Fight in the Sky, Scored on Love, Fear, Respect, and Attention
Two fighters have been circling each other since before anyone kept records, and the purse has never changed hands: the human gaze. In one corner burns a furnace so vast that something like a million Earths could rattle around inside it, the engine behind every green leaf and every heartbeat on this planet. In the other corner floats a charcoal-colored rock, airless and dead, throwing back about twelve percent of the light that hits it. On paper the match is a slaughter. In practice the rock has been taking rounds for ten thousand years, and the strangest fact on the whole card is a matter of scheduling, since only one of these two shows up for both shifts. […] -
The Moon Takes the Bow: The Longest Fight in the Sky, Scored on Love, Fear, Respect, and Attention
Two fighters have been circling each other since before anyone kept records, and the purse has never changed hands: the human gaze. In one corner burns a furnace so vast that something like a million Earths could rattle around inside it, the engine behind every green leaf and every heartbeat on this planet. In the other corner floats a charcoal-colored rock, airless and dead, throwing back about twelve percent of the light that hits it. On paper the match is a slaughter. In practice the rock has been taking rounds for ten thousand years, and the strangest fact on the whole card is a matter of scheduling, since only one of these two shows up for both shifts. […] -
The Moon Takes the Bow: The Longest Fight in the Sky, Scored on Love, Fear, Respect, and Attention
Two fighters have been circling each other since before anyone kept records, and the purse has never changed hands: the human gaze. In one corner burns a furnace so vast that something like a million Earths could rattle around inside it, the engine behind every green leaf and every heartbeat on this planet. In the other corner floats a charcoal-colored rock, airless and dead, throwing back about twelve percent of the light that hits it. On paper the match is a slaughter. In practice the rock has been taking rounds for ten thousand years, and the strangest fact on the whole card is a matter of scheduling, since only one of these two shows up for both shifts. […] -
The Moon Takes the Bow: The Longest Fight in the Sky, Scored on Love, Fear, Respect, and Attention
Two fighters have been circling each other since before anyone kept records, and the purse has never changed hands: the human gaze. In one corner burns a furnace so vast that something like a million Earths could rattle around inside it, the engine behind every green leaf and every heartbeat on this planet. In the other corner floats a charcoal-colored rock, airless and dead, throwing back about twelve percent of the light that hits it. On paper the match is a slaughter. In practice the rock has been taking rounds for ten thousand years, and the strangest fact on the whole card is a matter of scheduling, since only one of these two shows up for both shifts. […] -
SUNN O))) – Metta, Benevolence BBC 6 Music : Live on the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nunS5Yvp6EI&t=10s
In late October 2019, following a successful UK tour ending in a sold-out concert at the mythical Roundhouse in London, SUNN O))) entered studio 4 of the BBC Maida Vale. On invitation to record a live session for Mary Anne Hobbs to be broadcast on Samhain via her excellent radio show on BBC6. To enter the legendary John Peel studios was to enter a temple of music and experimentation, liberty in ideas and sound.
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SUNN O))) – Metta, Benevolence BBC 6 Music : Live on the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nunS5Yvp6EI&t=10s
In late October 2019, following a successful UK tour ending in a sold-out concert at the mythical Roundhouse in London, SUNN O))) entered studio 4 of the BBC Maida Vale. On invitation to record a live session for Mary Anne Hobbs to be broadcast on Samhain via her excellent radio show on BBC6. To enter the legendary John Peel studios was to enter a temple of music and experimentation, liberty in ideas and sound.
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Intentionally calling to mind the desire for myself and others to be safe, healthy, and at ease in the world can be challenging enough on its own.
Dealing with the gulf between that intention and our lived reality is a whole other matter, even if I understand that acting with that intention in mind can help over the long-term.
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Intentionally calling to mind the desire for myself and others to be safe, healthy, and at ease in the world can be challenging enough on its own.
Dealing with the gulf between that intention and our lived reality is a whole other matter, even if I understand that acting with that intention in mind can help over the long-term.
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Intentionally calling to mind the desire for myself and others to be safe, healthy, and at ease in the world can be challenging enough on its own.
Dealing with the gulf between that intention and our lived reality is a whole other matter, even if I understand that acting with that intention in mind can help over the long-term.
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Intentionally calling to mind the desire for myself and others to be safe, healthy, and at ease in the world can be challenging enough on its own.
Dealing with the gulf between that intention and our lived reality is a whole other matter, even if I understand that acting with that intention in mind can help over the long-term.
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We must remember how our #interpretive frameworks are exactly that, interpretive frameworks, and are not themselves absolute or inspired.
We can use them profitably when they are profitable, but also do well to confess their limitations and weaknesses.
We should not insist on them where they are limited and weak, and do best when we pursue the heart and purposes of God in Christ through the Spirit in matters like #giving and #benevolence.
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We must remember how our #interpretive frameworks are exactly that, interpretive frameworks, and are not themselves absolute or inspired.
We can use them profitably when they are profitable, but also do well to confess their limitations and weaknesses.
We should not insist on them where they are limited and weak, and do best when we pursue the heart and purposes of God in Christ through the Spirit in matters like #giving and #benevolence.
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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]More about this quote: wist.info/colette-sidonie-gabr…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #colette #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]More about this quote: wist.info/colette-sidonie-gabr…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #colette #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]More about this quote: wist.info/colette-sidonie-gabr…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #colette #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]More about this quote: wist.info/colette-sidonie-gabr…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #colette #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”
[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8198…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”
[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8198…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”
[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8198…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”
[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8198…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #admonishment #advice #benevolence #cheerfulness #correction #disappointment #disarming #gentleness #goodcheer #goodhumor #harm #injury #instruction #kindness #malice #meekness
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Sweet https://sacs.zouluvo.com/sweet/
#sweet #cute #tender #softness #affection #kindness #charm #gentle #pleasant #warm #lovely #caring #tenderhearted #emotion #benevolence #romantic #thoughtfulness #cuddle #smile #happiness #sugary #comfort #soothing #poetry #delicacy #love #pleasure #sensitivity #innocent #positive
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness is usually merely inertia or lack of will-power.
[Nul ne mérite d’être loué de bonté, s’il n’a pas la force d’être méchant: toute autre bonté n’est le plus souvent qu’une paresse ou une impuissance de la volonté.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶237 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #benevolence #character #goodness #indolence #laziness #sloth #virtue #weakness #willpower
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness is usually merely inertia or lack of will-power.
[Nul ne mérite d’être loué de bonté, s’il n’a pas la force d’être méchant: toute autre bonté n’est le plus souvent qu’une paresse ou une impuissance de la volonté.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶237 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #benevolence #character #goodness #indolence #laziness #sloth #virtue #weakness #willpower
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When on long, dark mornings creatures linger in the shadows, what brings me through the hollow hour is not endurance for it is benevolence that ignites the dawn.
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#vss365 - #creature
#BlueSkyRelay - #ThroughTheHollowHour
#PennedReveries - #benevolence
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) - endure/morning
#WritingCommunity #prose -
When on long, dark mornings creatures linger in the shadows, what brings me through the hollow hour is not endurance for it is benevolence that ignites the dawn.
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#vss365 - #creature
#BlueSkyRelay - #ThroughTheHollowHour
#PennedReveries - #benevolence
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) - endure/morning
#WritingCommunity #prose -
When on long, dark mornings creatures linger in the shadows, what brings me through the hollow hour is not endurance for it is benevolence that ignites the dawn.
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#vss365 - #creature
#BlueSkyRelay - #ThroughTheHollowHour
#PennedReveries - #benevolence
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) - endure/morning
#WritingCommunity #prose -
When on long, dark mornings creatures linger in the shadows, what brings me through the hollow hour is not endurance for it is benevolence that ignites the dawn.
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#vss365 - #creature
#BlueSkyRelay - #ThroughTheHollowHour
#PennedReveries - #benevolence
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) - endure/morning
#WritingCommunity #prose -
When on long, dark mornings creatures linger in the shadows, what brings me through the hollow hour is not endurance for it is benevolence that ignites the dawn.
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#vss365 - #creature
#BlueSkyRelay - #ThroughTheHollowHour
#PennedReveries - #benevolence
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) - endure/morning
#WritingCommunity #prose -
"Contrary to received wisdom, though, relational security isn’t built through adherence to societal norms – getting married, having children, cohabiting – but through honest conversations, making and keeping agreements, learning how to love one another and to repair when things go awry. Can you talk to your partner about what building security could look like for you two?"
Sophie K Rosa: https://novaramedia.com/2023/11/15/how-do-i-stop-toxic-masculinity-poisoning-my-new-relationship/
#safety #emotions #masculinity #love #relationships #security #trust #benevolence
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"Contrary to received wisdom, though, relational security isn’t built through adherence to societal norms – getting married, having children, cohabiting – but through honest conversations, making and keeping agreements, learning how to love one another and to repair when things go awry. Can you talk to your partner about what building security could look like for you two?"
Sophie K Rosa: https://novaramedia.com/2023/11/15/how-do-i-stop-toxic-masculinity-poisoning-my-new-relationship/
#safety #emotions #masculinity #love #relationships #security #trust #benevolence
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"Contrary to received wisdom, though, relational security isn’t built through adherence to societal norms – getting married, having children, cohabiting – but through honest conversations, making and keeping agreements, learning how to love one another and to repair when things go awry. Can you talk to your partner about what building security could look like for you two?"
Sophie K Rosa: https://novaramedia.com/2023/11/15/how-do-i-stop-toxic-masculinity-poisoning-my-new-relationship/
#safety #emotions #masculinity #love #relationships #security #trust #benevolence
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"Contrary to received wisdom, though, relational security isn’t built through adherence to societal norms – getting married, having children, cohabiting – but through honest conversations, making and keeping agreements, learning how to love one another and to repair when things go awry. Can you talk to your partner about what building security could look like for you two?"
Sophie K Rosa: https://novaramedia.com/2023/11/15/how-do-i-stop-toxic-masculinity-poisoning-my-new-relationship/
#safety #emotions #masculinity #love #relationships #security #trust #benevolence
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"Contrary to received wisdom, though, relational security isn’t built through adherence to societal norms – getting married, having children, cohabiting – but through honest conversations, making and keeping agreements, learning how to love one another and to repair when things go awry. Can you talk to your partner about what building security could look like for you two?"
Sophie K Rosa: https://novaramedia.com/2023/11/15/how-do-i-stop-toxic-masculinity-poisoning-my-new-relationship/
#safety #emotions #masculinity #love #relationships #security #trust #benevolence
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A valid index by which to evaluate the influence other people have on us is by how much they increase or diminish our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 137 (1955)More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/78771/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #badinfluence #benevolence #goodinfluence #influence #loveyourneighbor #malevolence
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A valid index by which to evaluate the influence other people have on us is by how much they increase or diminish our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 137 (1955)More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/78771/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #badinfluence #benevolence #goodinfluence #influence #loveyourneighbor #malevolence
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A valid index by which to evaluate the influence other people have on us is by how much they increase or diminish our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 137 (1955)More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/78771/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #badinfluence #benevolence #goodinfluence #influence #loveyourneighbor #malevolence
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A valid index by which to evaluate the influence other people have on us is by how much they increase or diminish our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 137 (1955)More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/78771/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #badinfluence #benevolence #goodinfluence #influence #loveyourneighbor #malevolence
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CW: The "CW" serves as title (continued)
"We do not post Content Warnings because we believe the subject is inappropriate, we just want to offer the reader of the post the chance to give informed consent" : https://maloki.medium.com/on-content-warnings-on-mastodon-318771be78e8
#easyReading #personalSafety #protection #attention #howTo #Mastodon #MastodonTips #spoonie #longPost #ContentNotice #mentalHealth #CW #learn #enjoy #joy #simpleEnglish #hashtags #tagging #naming #microBlogging #wordsMatter #safety #decisionMaking #benevolence
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CW: The "CW" serves as title (continued)
"We do not post Content Warnings because we believe the subject is inappropriate, we just want to offer the reader of the post the chance to give informed consent" : https://maloki.medium.com/on-content-warnings-on-mastodon-318771be78e8
#easyReading #personalSafety #protection #attention #howTo #Mastodon #MastodonTips #spoonie #longPost #ContentNotice #mentalHealth #CW #learn #enjoy #joy #simpleEnglish #hashtags #tagging #naming #microBlogging #wordsMatter #safety #decisionMaking #benevolence
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CW: The "CW" serves as title (continued)
"We do not post Content Warnings because we believe the subject is inappropriate, we just want to offer the reader of the post the chance to give informed consent" : https://maloki.medium.com/on-content-warnings-on-mastodon-318771be78e8
#easyReading #personalSafety #protection #attention #howTo #Mastodon #MastodonTips #spoonie #longPost #ContentNotice #mentalHealth #CW #learn #enjoy #joy #simpleEnglish #hashtags #tagging #naming #microBlogging #wordsMatter #safety #decisionMaking #benevolence
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CW: The "CW" serves as title (continued)
"We do not post Content Warnings because we believe the subject is inappropriate, we just want to offer the reader of the post the chance to give informed consent" : https://maloki.medium.com/on-content-warnings-on-mastodon-318771be78e8
#easyReading #personalSafety #protection #attention #howTo #Mastodon #MastodonTips #spoonie #longPost #ContentNotice #mentalHealth #CW #learn #enjoy #joy #simpleEnglish #hashtags #tagging #naming #microBlogging #wordsMatter #safety #decisionMaking #benevolence
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CW: The "CW" serves as title (continued)
"We do not post Content Warnings because we believe the subject is inappropriate, we just want to offer the reader of the post the chance to give informed consent" : https://maloki.medium.com/on-content-warnings-on-mastodon-318771be78e8
#easyReading #personalSafety #protection #attention #howTo #Mastodon #MastodonTips #spoonie #longPost #ContentNotice #mentalHealth #CW #learn #enjoy #joy #simpleEnglish #hashtags #tagging #naming #microBlogging #wordsMatter #safety #decisionMaking #benevolence
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
In a word, there is only one thing here worth the minding, and that is, to be true and just, and to show benevolence, even to the untrue and unjust.
[Ἓν ὧδε πολλοῦ ἄξιον, τὸ μετ᾿ ἀληθείας καὶ δικαιοσύνης εὐμενῆ τοῖς ψεύσταις καὶ ἀδίκοις διαβιοῦν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 47 (6.47) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7834…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #benevolence #dishonesty #honesty #coexistence #false #falseness #frauds #grace #injustice #justice #kindness #liars #loveyourenemy #meaningoflife #patience #purpose #righteousness #truth #truthfulness #unjust #unrighteousness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
In a word, there is only one thing here worth the minding, and that is, to be true and just, and to show benevolence, even to the untrue and unjust.
[Ἓν ὧδε πολλοῦ ἄξιον, τὸ μετ᾿ ἀληθείας καὶ δικαιοσύνης εὐμενῆ τοῖς ψεύσταις καὶ ἀδίκοις διαβιοῦν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 47 (6.47) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7834…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #benevolence #dishonesty #honesty #coexistence #false #falseness #frauds #grace #injustice #justice #kindness #liars #loveyourenemy #meaningoflife #patience #purpose #righteousness #truth #truthfulness #unjust #unrighteousness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
In a word, there is only one thing here worth the minding, and that is, to be true and just, and to show benevolence, even to the untrue and unjust.
[Ἓν ὧδε πολλοῦ ἄξιον, τὸ μετ᾿ ἀληθείας καὶ δικαιοσύνης εὐμενῆ τοῖς ψεύσταις καὶ ἀδίκοις διαβιοῦν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 47 (6.47) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7834…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #benevolence #dishonesty #honesty #coexistence #false #falseness #frauds #grace #injustice #justice #kindness #liars #loveyourenemy #meaningoflife #patience #purpose #righteousness #truth #truthfulness #unjust #unrighteousness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
In a word, there is only one thing here worth the minding, and that is, to be true and just, and to show benevolence, even to the untrue and unjust.
[Ἓν ὧδε πολλοῦ ἄξιον, τὸ μετ᾿ ἀληθείας καὶ δικαιοσύνης εὐμενῆ τοῖς ψεύσταις καὶ ἀδίκοις διαβιοῦν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 47 (6.47) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7834…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #benevolence #dishonesty #honesty #coexistence #false #falseness #frauds #grace #injustice #justice #kindness #liars #loveyourenemy #meaningoflife #patience #purpose #righteousness #truth #truthfulness #unjust #unrighteousness
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AI models that run on "divine benevolence" have been discovered
#ai #ml #generativeai #transfomers #selfattention #divine #benevolence
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AI models that run on "divine benevolence" have been discovered
source: https://lnkd.in/gumqFCWK
#ai #ml #generativeai #transfomers #selfattention #divine #benevolence
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AI models that run on "divine benevolence" have been discovered
source: https://lnkd.in/gumqFCWK
#ai #ml #generativeai #transfomers #selfattention #divine #benevolence
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AI models that run on "divine benevolence" have been discovered
source: https://lnkd.in/gumqFCWK
#ai #ml #generativeai #transfomers #selfattention #divine #benevolence
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Generosity and benevolence weave a tapestry of kindness, enriching giver and receiver alike.
Generosity gives freely—time, knowledge, empathy—without expecting return, saying, “I care.”
Benevolence seeks to do good, fostering connection and positive change. Together, they break barriers, build community, and remind us: in giving, we grow.
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Generosity and benevolence weave a tapestry of kindness, enriching giver and receiver alike.
Generosity gives freely—time, knowledge, empathy—without expecting return, saying, “I care.”
Benevolence seeks to do good, fostering connection and positive change. Together, they break barriers, build community, and remind us: in giving, we grow.
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Generosity and benevolence weave a tapestry of kindness, enriching giver and receiver alike.
Generosity gives freely—time, knowledge, empathy—without expecting return, saying, “I care.”
Benevolence seeks to do good, fostering connection and positive change. Together, they break barriers, build community, and remind us: in giving, we grow.
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Generosity and benevolence weave a tapestry of kindness, enriching giver and receiver alike.
Generosity gives freely—time, knowledge, empathy—without expecting return, saying, “I care.”
Benevolence seeks to do good, fostering connection and positive change. Together, they break barriers, build community, and remind us: in giving, we grow.
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Generosity and benevolence weave a tapestry of kindness, enriching giver and receiver alike.
Generosity gives freely—time, knowledge, empathy—without expecting return, saying, “I care.”
Benevolence seeks to do good, fostering connection and positive change. Together, they break barriers, build community, and remind us: in giving, we grow.
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Intelligent individuals tend to value self-directedness and benevolence, study finds https://www.psypost.org/intelligent-individuals-tend-to-value-self-directedness-and-benevolence-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Intelligence #SelfDirectedness #Benevolence #Universalism #Psychology
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Intelligent individuals tend to value self-directedness and benevolence, study finds https://www.psypost.org/intelligent-individuals-tend-to-value-self-directedness-and-benevolence-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Intelligence #SelfDirectedness #Benevolence #Universalism #Psychology
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Intelligent individuals tend to value self-directedness and benevolence, study finds https://www.psypost.org/intelligent-individuals-tend-to-value-self-directedness-and-benevolence-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Intelligence #SelfDirectedness #Benevolence #Universalism #Psychology