Part of the ManKind Project's processing involves exploring the "shadow" within each of us, which refers to the part of a person that is hidden, repressed and denied.
The "shadow warrior" is that part of us that fights back against our conscious efforts to do good in the world, whether it's internal or external.
My mission is as follows: "I strive to create a powerful, diverse community by inspiring myself and others to reach across the lines that so often divide neighbors."
How can I create that world if I am constantly judging? Doesn't judgment achieve the opposite effect, creating a world of separation and hatred? Judgment is saying "I am not like you, you are bad and so I am different from you."
This, I realized, is my shadow warrior. While I fight on the surface to create interpersonal connections across all kinds of divides, my shadow warrior fights just as hard to create and maintain a world of withdrawal and isolation.
The "shadow warrior" is that part of us that fights back against our conscious efforts to do good in the world, whether it's internal or external.
My mission is as follows: "I strive to create a powerful, diverse community by inspiring myself and others to reach across the lines that so often divide neighbors."
How can I create that world if I am constantly judging? Doesn't judgment achieve the opposite effect, creating a world of separation and hatred? Judgment is saying "I am not like you, you are bad and so I am different from you."
This, I realized, is my shadow warrior. While I fight on the surface to create interpersonal connections across all kinds of divides, my shadow warrior fights just as hard to create and maintain a world of withdrawal and isolation.