the brokenness of my childhood

The more I search and reflect on my time here on this planet. Searching and reflecting on who I am and how I want to express myself, I realize that there were some key things missing from my life. Mostly love, to be able to love others, to love myself, to be compassionate and empathetic of those around me. Realizing that this is something that should be taught and realizing my inability to teach this to my kids.

To see my humanity in others who may or may not look like me. Knowing full well that we are all related, there are no barriers or boundaries aside from those that have been programmed and which I must deprogram myself through experience and educating. Giving of myself to others, understanding the pain and struggle that we all go through requires one to remove the callous scales that we have over our eyes to see our shared humanity.

There was a quote I saw recently I think from Oscar Wilde about our view are just an amalgamation of the words of others... Which is something I'd been thinking of prior to seeing it.

Trying to find my humanity... To be able to be a better person for others allows me to be a better person for myself.