Transcend. Endure. Prosper.

We do not have to identify with everyone. Disagreement is far better than affirmation. Unconditional acceptance degrades us. The differences between us can teach us our similarities – we can grow from this. The question is whether we choose to grow together or apart. Some relationships will be detrimental to your wellness. You do not have to entertain these.

Developing a hard shell is the human defense mechanism.  Ideas do not come in. Ideas do not go out. When you disguise your predilections, and if you distance yourself, we all stand still. Avoiding conflict means to avoid challenge and change. Conflict creates discomfort but is not always destructive. Most change is challenging. This hardens us.

The raw truth is that we are calloused people - and that meaning much more than simply learning from failed experiences. It also implies an indifference towards human despair, sharing no empathy with others. Transcend the expectations of others. Enact your own desires. Who are you exactly? What do you preach? Proclaim yourself and be known. Showing your true essence to all is to employ a more natural social selection, where the fruits that you bear are products of your own true inhibitions. Be vulnerable – do not be susceptible or gullible. Your imperfection is your beauty. Those who otherwise deny your ethos cannot currently identify with it, and that should be no concern. Endure.

We do know that many stand strongly on their own principles. This is worthy of merit, but it does not mean that they are courageous or brave. Principles are great to apply inwardly, but the courage to apply them outwardly is an area in which we suffer. Believing in a principle is to embody a principle - it is not the same as exuding a principle. Posture is for the weak. Question yourself. Let your guard down. See what comes to you. Prosper.