Hi yall⦠Iām sharing something I shared with Justice that I hope can ignite something within you. āI really appreciate your reflection. I am forever humbled by Godā¤ļø surrender is truly the only way to end the war. Stop battling and just observeā¦knowing that everything is God. I just got into a dispute with my dad because I tend to express myself freelyā¦forgetting that my perspective is VERY different than others. I stated that there are infinite realities and everyone is in their own reality so mine differs from his. It got very emotional for me as he started yelling and getting real aggressive. He finds it disrespectful the way that I express myself and have a strong perspective. He feels I lecture him. For a second, I was very frustrated and distraught until I remembered that he is God too and I can just observe. I feel the more we surrender to others perspectives EVEN the most frustrating and painful onesā¦the faster we can come back to wholeness and create harmony with others. Iāve put myself into a rush and timeframe because my ego desperately wants to prove to my dad and others who misunderstand me wrong. However, this only perpetuates my suffering. Iāve accepted being misunderstood and I know in time Iāll show him that we create our realities. Anyways, that was A LOT for me and expressing this gives me the opportunity to alchemize the pain I just endured. Lots of love and gratitude for you and this communityš«š«š«š«ā ⦠This dispute with my dad happened about 15 minutes into our 5 day trip together. I normally avoid my Dad because of how I feel around him. He grew up in the era of big egos. His youth is characterized by gang activity, partying, and drugs. He has always been very loving, but hard. He raised me like a man as my mother was mostly absent as a figure. I know heās doing his best with what he knows, but at some point is there a line to be drawn about what I tolerate? The way he talks about women sickens me and then he wonders why Iāve had trouble choosing good men. I wrote that reflection to Justice, and have sat on it the last few days as I observed myself in this trip with my Dad, brother, and his friend. I find myself feeling suppressed and angry. When I do try to express myself ā¦it leads to conflict so I stay quiet. I recently seen a guyās shirt that said something like āwhat you tolerate, you allowā. Iāve mastered keeping the peace with people who think differently than me, but am I just enabling poor behavior? Iāve expressed myself over and over to my dad about different things, Iāve stopped talking to him, Iāve had to block him, and he still remains the same. It bothers me the way the wounded masculine operatesā¦from seeing my brother blacked out drunk to his friend hitting on/talking about other women while in a relationship. They seem to refuse to face their egos and shadows. I wonder what the best way is go about this and thank you thank you thank you for all you men who are stepping upš«it means a lot to me and all women.