I previously wrote of self-emptying and an outward, rather than inward, focus, and I want to explore this further.  For while desire is customarily experienced from a place of lack (whether selfishly or selflessly focused), this is only half of the story.

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Being a Type 4 on the Enneagram, I’m prone to doing things in fits and starts, in brief bursts of creative inspiration or spontaneous adventure.  Consistency isn’t my strength, with perhaps one, rare exception:  if there’s a wrong way to do something, rest assured I’ll give it a go.  It won’t be a cursory exploration either; no, I’m usually fool enough to plunge its depths and see where it leads.  I’m all in.

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