Redefining Process, Independence, Rightness, and Self (2 of 2)

You have been taught that the process requires patience. You wait until you are unable to sit any longer, and you make decisions of convenience in the context of your current knowledge. Process, in truth, is an opportunity to work through the deficiencies you have. You are both better prepared and more clearly aware of the opportunities around you. Sustainable use of process results in your ability to create your own opportunities.

You have been taught that independence is power. You seek to wield that power as an indication of your achievement. Independence, in truth, is recognition of the power you have even in the absence of titles, positions, and hierarchy. It is the discipline to utilize power with purpose, always having a reasoned approach to action.

You have been taught that rightness is a settled question. You do not take time to discuss the questions at hand. In this way, you have no responsibility for inconsistencies. Rightness, in truth, is a social construction rooted in the norms of the group. The discussion of rightness is a discussion of sustainability and the long-term responsibility we all assume for the decisions we make today.

You have been taught that you are singularly unique and required to strive toward perfection. You adopt approaches to the perfection question that either perpetuate a cycle of poor mental health, failed relationships, or both. You, in truth, reach perfection in the context of others. Discerning in the context of uncertainty and difference among the multitude of “good” options, that is the peak of human experience.

Overcoming rationalization is overcoming the willful misinterpretation of process, independence, rightness, and yourself. Choose sustainability. Produce with the consequence of interrelated community.