Outback Jack's Journey

In mid-September I went to Oklahoma to staff a The Crucible Project (TCP) weekend. It was my first time staffing.  It was a privilege and powerful for the men attending and awesome to see them process something that was blocking them with physically/bodily acted out Internal Family Systems (IFS). It helped them be vulnerable and then trust other men.  It was powerful for me even as a staff man, particularly because as we prepared as a staff team, I was told, "We see your 'shadows' and accept you as you are." then asked, "Do you commit to hold your shadows as you lead this weekend?"  This is in contrast with the Christianity that I find most other places, where our "shadows" (unacceptable or sinful thoughts/actions) are to be hidden behind a "nice" mask of "we've got it all together". I don't see that as real love, or real authentic Christianity. I love the “no BS” attitude. It’s authentic, honest, open, real, genuine. My

For the Crucible Project weekend coming up, I had to ask friends, family, and colleagues abut my Strangths: " As part of the Crucible Project weekend I’m going on this weekend, could you help me identify my strengths as you have experienced them in our relationship.  My goal in this process is to understand my strengths better so that I can leverage them in my work and personal life.  Your support in this process is appreciated. My request is that you reply by Friday 6-Sep with your responses to the following questions:  1. What do you see as my key strengths?  2. Provide examples when you experienced these strengths in ways that were meaningful to you (that is, when you experienced some kind of positive impact).  Thank you. " Here are their responses: Strengths Examples My Interpretations Adaption as your key strength. An example of when I experienced this strength was when you said you were willing to let me either miss a few days of our family NZ trip, or to travel a