Some of your family/community black sheep, scapegoats and outcasts in traditional settings were griots, historians, healers, priests, master artists/artisans and sages. They stand out and refuse to be boxed. Discarded, silenced, ridiculed, blamed, extorted and ignored, many are forced to find their own way without support. That's why so many families lack balance. The ones we usually praise, follow and excel at the status quo. Both perspectives are needed to build community. Normalize embracing those who go against the grain. Come out of the illusion of dangerous, unrewarding, unnatural trap of group think. We miss out on our most valuable resource, right under our nose. Time to grow.
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