Ancestors said, if your end-of-year reflection is more deprecating than it is constructive, you’re actually not reflecting at all. You’re creating self-resentment and internalized shame.
In this next chapter of my life, I pray attract those who’ll cherish me for my spirit and not because they want to be in close proximity to my blessings.
When you recognize that most peoples behaviors are driven more by them desperately trying to create safety and less by them engaging deeply with the meaning of life itself, you will take less things personal.