Unity

Unity Begins Within

Why Leadership Is an Inside Job

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I write to think.

I write to sort myself out.

And lately, I write because I’m trying to become a better human being in a world that feels louder, harsher, and more divided by the day.

If you know me, you know this already: I don’t write to persuade people to my side. I write to understand myself more honestly — and maybe, in the process, remind others of something they already carry inside themselves.

What I see most often right now isn’t dialogue. It’s condemnation. It’s people lining up with certainty, convinced that if their version of the problem were eliminated, justice would finally arrive.

Different leaders.

Different parties.

Same posture.

What troubles me isn’t disagreement. Disagreement is necessary. Healthy, even. What troubles me is how easily disagreement turns into contempt — and how rarely we pause to ask whether contempt actually brings us closer to the world we say we want.

Unity Is Not Agreement

Unity doesn’t mean we all think the same thing.