#selfresponsibility

But here is what the mystics across era, civilisation, religion and tribes also understood: you cannot access the sacred gateway of relationship while your wounds are running the show. You cannot see the divine in your beloved when you are stuck projecting your mother or your father. You cannot experience the in-between when your nervous system is in survival mode. This path of relationship requires to meet your conditionings guarding the threshold, and honestly facing your shadow, integrating your wounds, reclaiming your wholeness, so that you can show up to your beloved as a full human being rather than a fragmented gremlin, asking to be rescued.

“He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others.” - Albert Einstein

“The world is contaminated by hell and catastrophe. That gives you something to do. Go out there and fix that. And start with yourself. Start by constraining the catastrophe of being within the domain of your own responsibility. And then you have a meaning for your life. Life is meaningless, and suffering is everywhere. Well; combat the suffering with your forthright and noble heart, and see how that works.”

Jordan Peterson, with Stefan Molyneux — Full interview (YouTube)

Each day brings with it new understanding About myself About others About human nature in general

I am not a reflection of how others treat me Nor a reflection of how others view me

I am the decisions I make I am the thoughts I create I am how I chose to treat those I come into contact with

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I appreciate the diverse range of views present in this world. In some ways I like to be challenged and shocked by others as it helps me understand the world a little better. I don’t have to agree with someone to learn something from them.