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Originally Posted by blossom  Quite possibly rei. I'm curious about it myself...I've been doing alot of work on changes, and it's quite possible I am still holding on to this part of myself out of fear? As for my brother, I don't think I'm defending him, since I admitted that he has gone off the rails with pot and what not. I have moved towards a healthier way of living in recent years and don't surround myself with those people anymore, so it's quite possible I am clinging to what is familiar to me, as I have been in other areas of my life.
Thanks for asking 
Also, by "We"I was referring to the millions of people who AREN'T interested in creating change, but who are liking the status quo! That's what's mainstream I think! |
well, about what you meant by "we" or what you said in response to that, i'd say even non-mainstream people like their own status quo.
status quo is partly what makes change so difficult. even people who are always trying new things, that IS their status quo ya know? but i am regressing now, into my previous self who was very nitpicky with words (common INTP stuff, i am now INFP)...
you're welcome for the question... glad to know it may have triggered some clarity for you. i'd say we don't really have to abandon who we were in the past, we can totally honor and respect that we were doing the best we could with the resources we had at that time. just as 99.9% of us are always doing the best we can with the resources and circumstances around us in any given moment. so maybe clinging to the old you is not the most affirming way to go about it, but i don't think you really need to completely sever ties with who you were either... i dunno if that makes any sense at all but hopefully it does.
my point is i don't think there is anything wrong with honoring who we were before. but the intensity and urgency i've seen from you in this thread makes me wonder if there is more to it, like if you take the anti-CT stuff personally even though that isn't you anymore. and if that's the case, you might benefit from reflecting on possible reasons you would take it personally now. maybe this thread isn't the best place... don't want to cause any derailment here, beyond what's already happened. just something i noticed, potential growth opportunity/insight moment and wanted to show it in case you didn't completely see it... glad i didn't seem to step on your virtual toes by doing that.
