We all have to leave the tribe in order to discard obsolete ways of being, thinking, feeling—even loving. Does that mean we have to turn our back on all the key influences of our formation?  Identified as distinct individuals, we may not realize the depth of the tribe’s imprint on our psyche. It subliminally directs and shapes our lives. To leave the tribe, we must release attachment to the security of homogenized consciousness and forfeit the comfort zone of approval from others—daring to be original/innovative and to voice our difference. 

            How many of us do things a certain way just because More >