When Robin branded his colleague as being manipulative, it wasn’t because he had twisted facts – but because he recognised the same trick he had used on someone years ago.
The boardroom became a confessional booth, where his projections masked the nameless shame.
Each label he pinned on others—selfish, cold, calculating—was a shard of his own reflection, refracted and redirected.
It gave him momentary relief, like exhaling smoke she’d been holding in too long.
But guilt, clever as it is, doesn’t vanish—it just changes costume, applauding from the wings as the drama unfolds.
And Robin, unaware of the audience within, kept casting shadows as if they were truths.
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We are notoriously bad at judging our own characters in so many ways.
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True. Thank you, Mimi!
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How long can one look in the mirror before the glass shatters? And no one dares whisper a warning word…
Well done, with lovely & clear images!
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Love your insightful comment.
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This piece reminds me of several men and women that I have known or still know. Well done.
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Thank you, Jules!
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WOW-good
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Thank you, Cale!
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My pleasure.
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Now that was most interesting. There was some lovely metaphors in that Six.
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Thank you, Chris! Coming from you, it means a lot.
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Now that’s something worth thinking about!
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Good to know it provokes a thought process.
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“masked the nameless shame” was my favorite turn of phrase in your story – very poetic.
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Thank you so much!
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that is the original definition of projection, to attribute to others those qualities that one in unable to accept within themselves
thought-provoking Six!
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I see it happening around everyday. There are courses in shadow work available to overcome it, but one has to acknowledge it first to work on it.
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It just changes costumes, a lovely metaphor.
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Much appreciated comment!
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😀
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Nice description: “kept casting shadows as if they were truths”
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Thank you, Frank! Most of our politicians keep doing it.
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Nicely done Reena. Loved your last line
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Thank you so much!
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You’re most welcome
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