Heroic Ideal of Agency #afa #asatru #asatrufolkassembly #shorts
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Summary
The heroic ideal of being a person of agency is so crucial to all of the things we do, and you can t do that unless you are mindful. Being aware of what's going on around you and consciously choosing your method of engagement with the life that you have before you is the first step in the heroic ideal, and that is taking ownership of your behavior and choosing to live intentionally.
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also the the npc thing we believe in also true fundamentally this is something that separates us
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from i would say separates us certainly from christianity and also from um eastern faiths
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of you know wanting to disappear into oneness our individual expression of ourselves the heroic ideal
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of being a person of agency is so crucial to all the things that we do and you can't do that unless
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you are mindful now there are plenty of you know over expressions of mindfulness and i'm sure the
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law speaker will get to but as at a fundamental level being aware of the things going on around
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you and consciously choosing your method of engagement with the life that you have before you
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it is it's sad that that's a mark of distinction but in today's world it really is
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and i think it's a really special one and i think it is one that um
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all of the different situations we find ourselves in there's a lot of opportunities that are
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afforded those who maybe are born into wealth are in are particularly robust are particularly bright
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are particularly any number of things that are advantageous anyone at any state of what they're
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doing, barring comatose people or the severely retarded, are capable of recognizing where
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they are in relation to others, in relation to the gods, in relation to the world around
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them, and acting with purpose and with meaning within the days of their lives and within
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the abilities they have, that's the first step of the heroic ideal, is taking ownership
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of your behavior and choosing to live intentionally and I think it's it really ties in in a very