What have you outgrown this year?

I have outgrown some of my resentment towards some people, to the degree that I do wish them well now.

I have , perhaps sadly, also outgrew the sense of community I used to have..the sense of obligation still exists but on its own, independent and self-sustaining. I do what I believe in for its own sake, irrespective of others destroying my work and whether it will be honored. And it doesn't offer me any connection nor belonging. It does offer me joy in some instances and that I am grateful for.

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StygianKohlrabi · M

my sense of tribalism. considering how my own people have treated me they're on their own.

Miram · 31-35, F

@StygianKohlrabi I am sorry you were betrayed too.

StygianKohlrabi · M

@Miram yes I certainly was. I really can't stand that sort of tribalism and it's rampant here and all over the world so I will just avoid it.

Miram · 31-35, F

@StygianKohlrabi Yes, it is indeed all over the world. It is fickle form of bastardized tribalism. There are tribes, away from the eyes of the world, that live peacefully and purely. They haven't learnt what it is like to use every sacred thing for trivial wants that never end.

They are few though.

I often feel like our views centered around the theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest, including tribalism from an psycho-evolutionary perspective are all self fulfilling prophecies.

StygianKohlrabi · M

@Miram yes. I believe in Darwinism but also a creator. They have to fit together somehow otherwise everything is just chaos.