99.25 The Antidote for your inner critic

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Host Andrew Chirch is an interfaith student, coach, and ministers to the Non-Religious, skeptics, and doubters.

The idea for 99 comes from the Islamic teaching that there are 99 names for the divine, and each one has its own meaning.

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This week we're talking about the Forgiver.... From one of the Arabic names for the Divine - Ya Ghaffar.

I'm told that this name shares linguistic roots with beeswax - a substance that gets used as a salve or like a soothing lotion for dried, cracked skin.

If your internal critic is anything like mine, dried and cracked is a pretty good way to describe the effect it can have on me, so I love this notion of an antidote.

My friend, I don't know what battles you face, or what lies ahead for you. I do know that you are not alone. I know that you are amazing and strong and kind in ways that no one may ever realize, but YOU realize it.

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One of those people – is you. – and 99 is a weekly 9-minute spiritual practice designed to challenge you, just the right amount, and remind you to take care of yourself.

Illuminating the world is hard work, so we need you whole.

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