Treated Unfairly

I don\’t want it

I don’t want it to end, and so, as every therapist knows, the ego does not want an end to its “problems” because they are part of its identity. If no one will listen to my sad story, I can tell it to myself in my head, over and over, and feel sorry for myself, … Read more

Forgiveness is taking seriously

Forgiveness is taking seriously the awfulness of what has happened when you are treated unfairly. Forgiveness is not pretending that things are other than the way they are. Desmond Tutu

You don’t usually get

You don’t usually get treated unfairly. You usually get what you deserve. Dale Murphy

As opposed to getting

As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we’re going to be doing things that, very easily in the minds of a lot Americans feel like, “Now I’m being treated unfairly.” Barack Obama

And, for example, like,

And, for example, like, when you’re having the conversation with your child about getting their driver’s license. Well, a white family – their biggest fear is just that you’re driving safely and that they’re minding the rules of the road, whereas a black family – their biggest fear is that their child is going to … Read more