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		<title>Relational Spirituality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a former life, or at least an earlier part of my current life, I was what the Germans refer to as a literary scientist.  We would dissect literature, and find all sorts of things inside that made the stories &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/relational-spirituality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=435&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sparks and Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was reading in second Nephi 7, which mirrors Isaiah 50, and I came across a verse that seemed to hit me in a couple of ways.  11 Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/sparks-and-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=432&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise, Surprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it turns out, my worst fear was not realized.  In fact, courage led to things getting easier, rather than harder.  Was it difficult, sure, but as the initial reactions faded, life started to take less energy, and I was &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/surprise-surprise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=426&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Labels &#8211; Rationalization of terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 04:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been asking about meaning as long as we have had any records. We wonder if the apple (never actually mentioned in scripture as an apple) in the garden of Eden was sexual sin (no real doctrinal basis for &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/labels-rationalization-of-terms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=60&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aufklärung vs. Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kant speaks of das Unvermögen sich seines Verstandes ohne des Leiten eines anderen zu bedienen. What if the other he references is not always another person?  We often think of those who serve as Vormünder as being those authority figures &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/aufklarung-vs-addiction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=404&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regression to the mean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;d be really nice if  this was simply a theory piece about the practical application of the statistical phenomenon in the title, and its psychological impact on addiction.  Unfortunately, this is one of those pieces I write after I&#8217;ve relapsed. &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/regression-to-the-mean/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=389&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transforming Shame into Courage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I met with my therapist, and he showed me a video of a woman named Brené Brown.  In her presentation she talked about our society&#8217;s intolerance for vulnerability, and I saw a lot of my life &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/transforming-shame/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=376&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hypocrisy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about this term for a long time.  I&#8217;ve been called a hypocrite by a number of people.  Interestingly, it has almost always been by those are mad at me for trying to bring my life in line &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/hypocrisy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=112&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A bit of tweaking, a bit of tinkering, a bit of forgiving myself.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t want to fill out this relapse prevention sheet.  I wanted to just pretend that nothing had happened, but then I admitted that it was out of denial.  Since I&#8217;m told that denial is a bad thing, I decided &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/a-bit-of-tweaking-a-bit-of-tinkering-a-bit-of-forgiving-myself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=351&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Best Relapse Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I understand that the title of this post is a bit odd.  I am not talking about the quality of the activities in which I engaged during the relapse, but rather that the rebound from the relapse has borne &#8230; <a href="http://penitance.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/best-relapse-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penitance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12369152&amp;post=342&amp;subd=penitance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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