I'm probably wrong about this, but I'm not really interested in being right that often.
Sure, I have my opinions. And things I care about. And I see things that should be different. And I work to change things.
But I'm not necessarily interested in being right.
At least I don't think so. But I could be wrong.
I feel like I'm mostly unattached to my words and my thoughts and my actions being right.
I don't really feel the need to be credited with the right answer or the right solution or the right perspective.
I like to engage in dialogue, throw out ideas to start conversations, have discussions on any number of topics, but I really don't get into arguments with people that much.
Unless of course I know I'm right and I feel a strong need to defend my rightness.
And that's when things fall apart. Chinua Achebe was right.
When I get hooked into centering my rightness over my curiosity, my entire dynamic shifts. And not for the better.
I close off. I lose interest. I shut myself and others down.
I put all my energy into being right. Which leaves no energy to listen, to hear, to understand, to learn, to grow, to love, to relate.
When I'm on my game, I'm never wrong. Because I'm not trying to be right.
And that's a good place to be. I'm pretty sure I'm right about that.