I like to think of myself as very self aware because I think things through a great deal. I analyze my friendships and can always recongize ,my own fault in any falling out or negative sitaution I’ve encountered. Keep in mind this isn’t victim blaming but I recongize that I could have done this and this or that  have x and y negative traits.

For example, I’m not a patient person and I do not care for queues. If I have to get in line or wait to get something then I’ll just not get it or if it’s important have a mood the whole time.

Despite thinking of myself as self aware, I have epiphanies where I recongize that the thought I just had or the words I said were blinded by priviledge. I was saying that from a position of the luxury I have been afforded. And not everyone in society was afforded that.

Where I come from there’s a saying,’Common sense is not always common.’ What you think is so glaring obvious to you doesn’t seem the same to others. 10 different people will see the same image in different ways.

As a writer, I see things in metaphors. If you showed me a picture I would think of the deeper meaning beyond the objects or wordings on the page but not everyone does that and even if they did we could still come to different conclusions.

Hence why sometimes you need to extend grace to others. For your priviledge may be stopping you from seeing where they are coming from.