Let’s be ashamed of ourselves and talk about our shameful behavior, so that we can make collective decisions based on a desire for connection and belonging.
The battle is as old as Arjuna’s,
Who thought he was fighting his cousins
And their lust for power
But was really up against
The evil
Of his own apathy
I am grief-struck that our society cares more about small talk and empty consumerism than we do about providing a living planet for the next generation.
"I’m ugly, fat, old. I’m not successful. I’m smart. I’m stupid. I’m special." I'm sending these thoughts back to the patriarchy with no return address.
Current wisdom says that narcissism is as incurable as it is intolerable. And yet, we are seeing more and more narcissists in top leadership positions.