Why is the world made up of adult children?
Are the terrible twos really the problem?
In this video, I wanted to share some thoughts that I had today on the so-called terrible twos and how it connects more broadly to issues that we see in our culture.
A few weeks ago, I went to a coffee shop and someone asked me how old my son was. When I told him he was two, he replied, "oh, the terrible twos." But are they really so terrible?
If culture is the culture of families, how does intergenerational dysfunction show up at the society level?
mentions:
Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype Book by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Carl Jung: The Undiscovered Self
Awesome video Kate as usual!
Huge fan of Jung
Check this quote out as Jung calls the craziness of last 3 years 70 years ago.
“We are on guard against contagious diseases of the body. BUT we are exasperatingly careless when it comes to the even MORE dangerous collective diseases of the mind! “ Wow thought you would like it! Cheers Dan 😀
This is a very good observation and will need to be addressed in the future if humanity wants to self-correct and move in a better direction as a species. But I would frame the state of adults in today's world a little bit differently: "This current system produces overspecialized, unbalanced individuals who never developed properly and who are deficient in many critical aspects, physical, mental, and even spiritual, of existence as human beings."
A glimpse at the bigger picture:
https://twitter.com/B33Mello/status/1641369447754522624
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1641369447754522624.html