Dave Kashen discusses how insecurity and self-perception shape the stories we tell ourselves. He explores vulnerability, projection, and the idea that accepting all parts of yourself, even the weak ones, is where real strength begins.
What if it was okay to be weak? You know, truthfully, it is okay to be weak. It's like, it's— I don't want you to perceive me as weak. I don't want to— I don't know. I don't know why. Some— I'm genuinely— I'm okay with you thinking of me as weak. I mean, we had an interesting conversation at Jesse's, uh, 40th birthday party where I got vulnerable with you, and I don't know, maybe it's just the resistance to— I don't know, I'm not sure.
I find it helpful to recognize that all humans have all the same parts, right? We tend to think of ourselves as these unique snowflakes, and in some ways we are. And I, I— that's how I think about it. We all have all this. So, you know, anything that you recognize in yourself, you could find in me. Anything that you recognize in me, you could find in yourself. This is why I love, like, just as an aside, the tool of projection. Like, if I get pissed off by something that someone does nowadays, I, I get excited because I'm like, oh, this is showing me a part of myself that I haven't loved. I get that my primary commitment is to unconditional love for myself and everyone else. So, you know, it's the fact that you don't want to be perceived as weak says something about your relationship with this weak part that we all have.
