I am not looking for students.I am not trying to teach you when I write here: I am just sharing my poetry.
I write what I See and what’s apparent to me in that moment.
If you learn something, that’s just a positive side effect.
Sometimes I “teach” someone on an individual basis.
That is only truly useful if it comes from a place of compassion and genuine Seeing, as opposed to me needing to position myself or to make myself more comfortable.
There is a vast array of human tendencies to “gain followers” and “look the part”. To appear wise or powerful or even to appear humble. It is my responsibility to manage and address all of this within myself. I am not perfect.
These are all wastes of time when we have something much larger to address here, as a collective.
I always welcome challenges from others if there is anything you disagree with. Truly.
That said, even if a challenger is correct and accurate in what they are challenging me on, it’s not very useful when it is wrapped within some type of unexpressed need.
I will ensure to take responsibility for my part, and I will acknowledge if the challenger sees a blind spot of mine. Absolutely.
At the same time, a challenge delivered through a lens of parentification makes further discourse impossible.
In other words, if someone is using me as a scapegoat for daddy I’m not going to want to keep engaging with them. I do not have any children, and therefore I am not your daddy.
I am a peer. Your admiration is not a currency here. Please don’t make any assumptions about what I am looking for or what I need. You get a chance here to be a trusted and sovereign adult.
Love, Joshua
