Your Ethos Profile
Something brought you here. Maybe life feels off and you can’t explain why. Maybe you’re curious, or you want to try spiritual practices but don’t know where to start. Either way, you’re in the right place.
Your profile below maps four areas of what it means to be human: identity, relationships, reality, and purpose.
The more filled a segment, the more aligned that area of your life is. Even when everything looks aligned on paper though, life can still feel off. That’s worth paying attention to – it might mean your values themselves need a closer look.
What’s next?
We’ve selected an area for you to start with. Inside it you’ll find insights into how you’re wired, and simple spiritual practices, rooted in the way of Jesus, that you can try this week.
This doesn’t have to be a one-time snapshot. You’ll have the option to join a month-long journey for each practice. We recommend you revisit your profile to see how things change and develop.
Start with Reality
From your results, we recommend that you start with Reality
You have a sense of home: people, places or practices that ground you. You can be fully present where you are, while remaining open to new experiences. However, even though you know your body and your inner life are connected, you don't always act on it. Under pressure, it's easy to disconnect, pushing through tiredness, going through the motions. In addition, the past feels heavy or irrelevant, and the future feels uncertain or self-constructed. The idea that your life is part of a bigger story, one that started before you and continues after, doesn't sit naturally with you at the moment. Your responses suggest this is an area worth focusing on: somewhere your beliefs and behaviours are pulling in different directions. That's not a judgement; it's an invitation. The most honest and interesting growth often starts in exactly this kind of territory. The practice suggested here is a place to begin.
Start hereYou may want to focus on Relationships
You have found a working balance between independence and genuine interdependence. You can ask for help and offer it freely. You value time alone without withdrawing from the people who matter to you. However, although you believe in hearing different views, some opinions test that commitment. You can find it hard to know when to speak and when to hold back and peace sometimes comes at the cost of honesty. In addition, questions of justice and injustice feel complicated or distant. You may not be sure where the problem lies or what role you have in it and that uncertainty can lead to inaction. Your responses suggest this is an area worth focusing on: somewhere your beliefs and behaviours are pulling in different directions. That's not a judgement; it's an invitation. The most honest and interesting growth often starts in exactly this kind of territory. The practice suggested here is a place to begin.
See how to grow in this areaYou may want to focus on Purpose
You hold influence lightly. You're willing to lead when it matters and step back when it doesn't. You can trust others with decisions even when you think you might do it differently. You have a sense of what you're here for, and it shapes how you live and the decisions you make. You hold it with some flexibility – it's a direction, not a script. However, although you believe in freedom, you're not always sure where its limits should be. Sometimes you put your own needs first in ways that cost others. Your responses suggest some genuine alignment in this area, but also real tension – places where what you believe and how you actually live don't quite match. That gap isn't a failure; it's where growth tends to happen. The practice suggested here is designed to help you pay attention to the tension and begin to address it.
See how to grow in this areaYou may want to focus on Identity
You have a strong sense of how you form your views. You're not easily unsettled when others push back and you're willing to examine your own thinking. You have a sense of self-worth that doesn't rise and fall with other people's opinions. You welcome growth and feedback, not because your value depends on it, but because you want to grow. You genuinely believe every person has worth, not as an abstract principle, but you put it into practise with how you actually treat people. Your responses suggest that in this area, what you believe and how you live are broadly in sync. This doesn't mean there's nothing left to explore. Even when things feel aligned, life can still feel incomplete or unsettled, this can be because our values need attention. The practice suggested here can help.
See how to grow in this area