Not all of us are lucky enough to grow up surrounded by acceptance and love—the kind where people appreciate our uniqueness and, even more, teach us how to protect and develop it.
More often, we grow up around people who don’t know themselves and are exhausted by the chaos of their own lives. They just want this little creature—you—not to add to their burdens.
Some are even willing to love you, but only in a certain form. The moment you step outside their expectations, they get irritated, disappointed, and feel the need to tame you. You can’t even blame them—it’s instinctive, like a hiccup or a knee-jerk reflex.
To survive and get even a scrap of care, we learn to distance ourselves from who we really are. We realize it’s not safe to be ourselves in this world. So, we lock away our strangeness in the dark catacombs of the soul.
And then, one day, life backs us into a corner and hisses in our ear: "Live or die!" That’s when our hidden power awakens and—miraculously—sets us free.
"What was that? Did I really do that?" we wonder. But soon, we forget—until we hit another dead end.
This cycle repeats for years until, one day, we’ve had enough. We can no longer ignore two things: the absurdity of stepping on the same rake over and over again, and the existence of a priceless resource within us—wasted, untapped.
A rare stroke of luck is finding someone who finally teaches us how to face the unknown, the terrifying, the rejected parts of ourselves. More importantly, how to make peace with them—how to trust and befriend them.
And as you learn to love and cherish your Suchness, you’ll give others the very experience you once longed for. That alone is worth the price of self-discovery. And the best part? Your superpower grows stronger every day.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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