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The Enneagram: Why we keep coming back to personality quizzes
What is it about these tools that draws so many people into the Enneagram? Why do we continually come back to the table wanting to know more?
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Identity at the Holiday Table by Lisa Garon
The aroma of butter-soaked mashed potatoes fills the air as the array of family file from the comfortable sitting room to the congested dining room table. The sounds of lids lifting to welcome serving utensils is taken as a sort of dinner bell, signifying the beginning of the feast. In the next room, the rushed shuffling feet and squeak of…
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Reconciling my Enneagram number using Ghost Hunters
Ryan loves to watch paranormal TV shows about ghosts and hauntings. One of his favorites is Ghost Hunters, a revived series from several years ago where the main investigator leads his team to different cities and sites to investigate claims of hauntings, sightings, and strange experiences. I’ve never believed in ghosts and, frankly, have always scoffed at the idea that…
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Moving Through Fear in Friendship with the Enneagram
The storm seemed to roll in quickly that afternoon sending streaks of lightning and booming thunder through the steel colored sky. As it always happens, a short, quick grocery run was needed just as the rain began pouring in bucketfuls on the roof. Stepping off the curb on my way to the door, I noticed the rushing water headed for…
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Using the Enneagram to Establish Boundaries
The sun slowly lowers itself behind the reaching trees, staying aloft as long as it can in the summer months. As the light fades away around me, I sink into my office chair as quietly as possible so the sleeping baby in the next room won’t awaken. My hands reach instinctively for a pen in the little mason jar and…