" One camel does not make fun of another camel's hump." - Guinea
Self-monitoring is the fastest way I know of managing projection, that nasty little defensive behavior that causes us to "project" onto others things we don't like or would rather not see about ourselves. Others become a convenient screen for our self-loathing.
Our behaviors change when we realize that we are projecting. After all, we are not that different as human beings. An ancient poet, Terence, is reported to have written, " I am a human being, nothing human is alien from me." We are all capable of negative behaviors or loving behaviors. We carry at least those two hungry aspects of ourselves - judging or loving. Which one are we feeding?
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