“Powerful forces have a vested interest in our believing the myth (and it is a myth) that we are following no one at all. Many of the cultural liturgies that indoctrinate us daily—“ Be true to yourself,” “You do you,” “Speak your truth”—can be traced back to sources with a nefarious agenda. If “they” (whether multinational corporations, politicians, anti-democratic government agents, marketing departments, influencers who just want more followers, etc., etc.) can make us believe that each person is a blank slate, just following the inner compass of our “authentic self” in an upward march to happiness, then they can keep us blind to all the ways we’ve been “discipled”—formed and manipulated—by their desires.” TruthBeliefLiesBlindFollowingIndoctrinationMythsAgendaDisciples Book:Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did Source: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
“Any skilled con artist knows the key to deceiving your mark is to get them to believe your scheme was their idea. Translation: The key to getting people to follow you is to convince them they aren’t following anyone at all.” BeliefInterestingFollowingTrickCon Book:Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did Source: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did