Dr. Paul Conti

And I don't have to be afraid of what I'm going to find.

I'm going to find some terrible mystery and mess that's me, that's dark and twisted, and I don't know what to do about it.

That doesn't happen in people.

If people are dark and twisted, there's already an element that knows.

They're not watching this podcast.

So we don't have to be afraid of what we're going to find inside of us.

And even if we find something that we don't like, if we find that says, you know...

I don't feel good about myself and I want to be healthier, but like, I'm really not doing anything about it.

Right.

It's like, okay, that doesn't have to be scary.

We can go again.

Why is that?

Right.

Why is it?

Or if I say, you know, I am, I, I used to be nicer to people and it was a time I was just more thoughtful and more considerate.

And sometimes I'm getting on myself because, you know, I'm sort of more brusque or rude.

I can say, okay, you know what?

That can be true about me.

And again, here's the humility of, I can accept it.

Like I see that myself and,