#the mortifying ordeal of being seen

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“For a teacher to recognize unconventional thinking and to say ‘you’re on to something, keep going’

“For a teacher to recognize unconventional thinking and to say ‘you’re on to something, keep going’ really that was a game changer for me, because I felt seen.”

-Dan Levy to Iowa Universities, April 2021

Photo: Brad Torchia

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Isn’t that what we all want?  To be seen?  To have someone recognize what’s special inside of each of us?   Can you do that for someone in your life?  


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my therapist: so can you tell me why you have cut yourself off from everybody?

me, nodding: the mortifying ordeal of being known

my therapist: no-

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