a lesson from sardines

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The tough lesson I have learned this week is that I need to stop trying to act like somebody else to get a person who clearly thinks I’m an idiot to change their mind. I have this terrible addiction to trying to get everyone to like me.

This need for universal approval is like herding kittens across a tightrope that hangs over a pool full of catnip.

I ben…