The paradox of not being able to successfully appeal to someone’s humanity (after committing an inhumane act) without acknowledging that you both have humanity (and that your humanity makes you vulnerable to their inhumane behavior).

I’m a really good problem solver. Part of why I’m good at it is figuring out the root cause of a problem. That is how I use my tendency to be negative ( to see what’s wrong) for good.

Still trying to figure out how to use this superpower.

All of this.

It’s almost impossible for people to take. People meaning *all* of us.

I can’t engage in righteous anger.

If I do, I lose myself. It’s not good for me, or anyone around me.

But, I’m working on letting you have yours. Maybe it doesn’t destroy your life like it does mine. Maybe you can use it for good.

This doesn’t mean I don’t have it.

I wish there was a construct other than a binary, but I can’t think of one (comment if you can), so this is what I’ve got:

I feel a tension in politics between carrots and sticks. I’m aware of orgs that might share some of my beliefs, but we disagree on how to get there. I want to be really clear:🧵

I keep thinking about the journey of self-discovery I’ve been on and how the truths that I’ve learned about being a human relate to the human world. Things like:

- I can’t change another person, I can only change myself
- Breakthroughs happen after breakdowns
- My perspective is everything

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Would love to hear some wisdom from the crowd!

I’ll share one:

“Resentment is drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

This helped me reframe my anger and resentment as hurting myself, and I don’t wanna hurt myself. That helped me let it go for myself, not for them.

I don’t need everyone to agree with me on everything. My need is that when I express an opinion or a concern, I want that to be taken seriously, even if that person disagrees. I want to be in more spaces like that. I’m willing to be uncomfortable, I just don’t want it to be pain.