ladies it is so important to have women around you. centering men never get women far. a man will ruin your life and your ladies will help you pick up the pieces. never dishonor them. always cherish them!
You should study what makes you defensive. The topic you avoid, the joke that irritates you, the question that feels insulting, the feedback you instantly reject. Defensiveness is usually the guard dog sitting in front of a weakness you have not trained yourself to face.
When Carl Jung said:
“No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown allies will come and seek you.”
Years of betrayal taught me that I can’t participate in big groups, it’s 1-1 connections & small circles (depth over crowds), & never making another person carry what you once carried.