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Isolation, Solitude, and What’s Missing in a Hurried Life
One of my favorite movies is Cast Away (2000). Spoilers, video clips, and opinions follow. The movie tracks the fast-paced life of a Fed-Ex executive who works as if he is saving lives by shaving seconds off the process of delivering packages. This character, Chuck Noland, played by Tom Hanks, drives employees as if every second counts. “We live and we die by time, and we must not commit the sin of turning our back on time.” Chuck Noland, character played by Tom Hanks The movie begins at break-neck speed to dramatize Noland’s life, his relationships, as well as to display the cost of hurry, of racing through each day like…
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Exploring the Enneagram
Nine Personality Types If you have ever wondered WHY you react to particular people or behave in certain situations in ways you later regret, exploring the Enneagram may help you better understand yourself. The Enneagram explores motivations for behaviors that may or may not be healthy. Behaviors express our personality type. The Enneagram helps people understand why. After hearing an interview with the author of The Road Back to You, An Enneagram Journey to Self Discovery in May of 2017, I read this book. At first, I thought I had stumbled upon some weird theory. I asked myself, What was I thinking and why had I ordered this book?
