Defensiveness as a Threshold: What We Protect and What We Lose
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change” — Carl Rogers As we move further into this new year, I’m noticing how easy it is to slip into familiar expectations. To be better. To do more. To finally “get it right.” But I’m beginning to trust something different. This year doesn’t seem to be asking us to improve ourselves as much as it’s asking us to tell the truth about where we actually are. And that truth can feel confronting. I’m writing this as...