The "Self-Love Myth" is Bullshit
I recently came back from a trip to Colombia with a friend from there. Watching people make plans, reach out, talk about big feelings, and make more plans, I woke up to the fact that what I was finding most perplexing was the absence of shame. They shamelessly reached out to others. Even when people broke plans, there were so many plans being made around, and after, and before, that no one ever seemed to be left stranded or feeling alone. Being alone on this trip, and in this