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When protecting yourself from disappointment kills desire

My son asked me what my dreams were when I was his age and I could not remember ever having any because I learned so young that wanting things leads to disappointment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The defensive numbness we develop to avoid pain can become an inheritance that robs our children of the capacity to want anything deeply.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Unintended legacy — what we leave without meaning to?”

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