Thread by @marcrjandrew

I’ve felt displaced amid several relationships of late.

You probably have too. We live in this time of deep politicization.

Why?

Because our society's values and institutions are either shifting or failing. Everyone can feel it, and it's unsettling.

Here's how to respond:

First: what's going on? it’s a human instinct to grab on more tightly to what we know.

Your world view is your anchor amid a shifting tide.

And many want to project their beliefs. They want more than an anchor - they want a battleship to stop the tide. But that won't work.

It’s unpleasant to feel another’s belief forced on us. So people push back, and a divide forms, and it gets ugly. It's evident all around us.

Alright, so what should you do?

3 things:

1: Listen to yourself, deeply. Not superficially. It takes time to hear.

2: Stop doing the things you know you shouldn’t! If you sit quietly and ask yourself what you should stop doing, you’ll know the answer.

3: Define your highest calling. Very literally. What is your peak goal, your highest aspiration?

Then make these things a daily habit.

Start every day with 5 or 10 minutes contemplating your highest goal.

And stop doing the things you know you shouldn’t do.

Pretty soon your clarity will increase dramatically.

In short: listen to yourself, deeply, and trust yourself.

And one more thing:

Don’t ever talk at someone - just listen! They'll love you.

Don’t ever argue. It doesn’t work.

No one will be convinced by your argument. They’ll only be convinced by your example.

And good luck! It's going to get a little crazier before it calms down.

First, what's happening?