08/31/2025
As comes to a close, we move forward, unafraid of who we are; and especially unafraid of fools who don't even know themselves enough to know us.
The illusory power of the gatekeeper archetype doesn't come from whatever they think they are protecting. It doesn't come from whichever gods, super PACs, biology, or agendas. It comes from a special talent they have for hijacking our own insecurities. They merely make suggestions we've always been able to say "no thank you" to.
When we hone our ability to say "no thank you" to our own internalized bigotries, to the intrusive thoughts, to the echoes of abusers; when we set boundaries with our own subconscious, we tickle our limiting core beliefs until they collapse.
We remember that anything is possible and we have always been exactly whatever we've always wanted to be. Sure, that might upset some cranky people who missed naptime, but that doesn't have to be our problem.