The narrative that each person tells herself and others is a big part of how we construct our self-identities. It's one of the most important ways that we make sense of our past and present and understand our hopes for… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
In constructing our narratives, we identify which particular events or experiences were formative or transformative. In telling our stories, we also claim some authority over our own experiences and their meanings. — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
The narrative that each person tells herself and others is a big part of how we construct our self-identities. It's one of the most… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
In constructing our narratives, we identify which particular events or experiences were formative or transformative. In telling our stories, we also claim some authority… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
Above all else, philosophy ought to aim for clarification - of the self, one's place in the world, and the ways we make meaning.… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
The world we all share is the same in important respects. But in some deep ways, the lived world and its meanings are radically… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
An evolutionary biologist and a fundamentalist may see the same chimpanzee sitting in a cage, but in another important way, they do not. And… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
I can't overrule gravity or turn away an approaching hurricane. I'm powerless over those things, yet this doesn't mean that I can't act with… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
Anxiety is the dizziness we experience when we recognize we hold the freedom and responsibility for our life choices. More than anyone, alcoholics have… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
The acknowledgment of powerlessness does empower. We humans are powerless over a whole host of factors and conditions in the world, and mostly we're… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
