The Shadow Side of Compassion
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

The Shadow Side of Compassion

To prevent the sufferer from attaining heroic form because we cannot bear to know that suffering abounds is the real tragedy. The Shadow side of compassion looms darker than the suffering itself, for nothing meaningful comes from it.

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The Illusion of Emotional Intelligence
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

The Illusion of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence is quite unscientific, and for these companies to be rooted in evidence-based research and science, it is bewildering that many of them rely on EI as part of their philosophies and professional development, particularly the development of their leadership.

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The Implications of our Lives
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

The Implications of our Lives

The implications of our lives may be best understood as the emotional and psychological impact perpetually bestowed upon us by those significant events.

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The Blessed Fall
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

The Blessed Fall

And maybe, by some small miracle, we can begin to understand why tragedy has occurred, which is to set in motion a revelation of a truth about you that can only begin through a violent and forceful disruption of our sense of self and the world.

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The Bestowing Fire
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

The Bestowing Fire

The bestowing fire imparted into our souls burns inside us. If we hide it, or attempt to suppress it, it burns everything, leaving only emptiness. And that is not good.

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Meaning: Orientation or Utility
Ed Nissen Ed Nissen

Meaning: Orientation or Utility

Meaning as an orientation ensures that we find fulfillment in endeavors that enhance relationships and ourselves in a wholesome, virtuous manner.

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