๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ ๐จ (๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ )โฃ
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People pleasing is a global, multi-generational pandemic. We have all been infected at one point or another. โฃ
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๐Ÿ˜ฌItโ€™s why most people chase the fancy degree, the luxury house, the new car, the flat abs and big ass. โฃ
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๐Ÿ˜ฌItโ€™s why so many women, immigrants, people of color, queer folks feel the need to โ€˜sacrificeโ€™ and โ€˜serve/save the communityโ€™ even when they donโ€™t want to (trauma bounding). โฃ
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๐Ÿ˜ฌItโ€™s why call out culture is huge in activism spaces. Itโ€™s why so many people easily accept it when โ€˜spiritual leadersโ€™ spout nonsense messages. โฃ
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๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ. โฃ
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Iโ€™m holding space for my people pleaser yet letting her know she doesnโ€™t run the fucking show. โฃ
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๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž?