Fragment -- #148

[July 2000 journal entry]

What centers/anchors who I am (aspire to be)?

1. To be(come) the character absent in the story/play Job (i.e., the character who is able to be with the ‘scrapheap’ Job without harming him).
   
2. To be the sort of person who can be truly present with the most vulnerable, difficult, troubled, harmed, shunned, displaced.
   
3. To consider my most essential/radical ‘community’ experiences to be found in extending gestures of respect toward individuals from whom there is no reason to expect similar gestures in return.
4. To be intellectually critical and thorough without restrictions re previously held ideas.
   
5. To be consistent re who I am (perceived to be) across/within the various situations in which I find myself.
   
6. To be consistent in how I participate in the multiple conversations and discussions central to my work and life experience.