Being recognized by thousands and known by nobody is a very crowded kind of lonely.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

Recognition and being known are not on the same scale, and having a great deal of one can disguise having none of the other. Attention arrives constantly, feels like contact, and leaves nothing behind. It is possible to be surrounded by people who have opinions about you and have nobody who knows what your week was actually like.

Count the people who could say what you are worried about right now. If the number is low, that is information rather than a verdict on you. Choose one person and tell them one real thing this week. Being known starts smaller and slower than being seen.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who could you call tonight and be completely honest with?

MORE IN MINDSET & IDENTITY

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