Hi all,
Join Peter for the Beauty of Imperfection, an afternoon of welcoming who we are! Deep inside we hold an ideal picture of ourselves: how we should behave, look, feel, achieve, and become. We are surrounded by a self-improvement industry selling books, magazines, movies, courses, and guru-based solutions. We're told to be slimmer, sexier, cooler, more attractive, capable, virile, and so on. Even our spiritual side is not immune: could we not be more sensitive, open, caring, and conscious?
By itself self-improvement expresses a natural desire to learn, grow, and explore. But this quest for betterment also contains the potential danger of feeling inadequate. Freud named it super-ego: an internal ideal against which we judge ourselves. Fact is, trying to live up to external standards keeps us from realizing who we are.
About Peter Renner
Peter Renner trained as an end-of-life care practitioner and holds degrees in adult education and counselling psychology. He received lay ordination at Great Vow Zen Monastery and now conducts workshops on contemplative living and dying. His passions include baking bread and sitting in a café.
Dates: February 23rd, 2008
Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Sea Centre
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