If you have a couple of hours to listen to the last two episodes of the Run-up podcast, I highly recommend it. I wrote my review in an earlier post. It's all about Trump's personality, based on audio interviews conducted two years ago, before he was running for president. No surprises, exactly, but some blank areas filled in. 

Many people, not everyone, feel as Trump does. Not enough recognition for my contributions. The key is to realize other people feel this way, not just you. And you can be their source of recognition. Spread a little happiness. Just recognize someone. "I see you," or some variant of that.

I know that many people feel too miserable to do that. "I can't recognize someone else until I myself am recognized." But it doesn't actually work that way. The surprise you'll feel when you say something kind, at random, is actually a great form of recognition.

Remember, each of us is a community of voices inside. The place we're searching for love is in that community, basically inside ourselves. But you can ease those voices into self-acceptance, by simply accepting others, and in doing so help your set an example for your internal voices.

Once, when I was picking discussion leaders for a conference my boss asked if I knew that I would be helping people's careers by giving them such an honor. I remember being surprised at this. It had never occurred to me that I had that power. I imagined then that there were many times I had the power, but just didn't realize it. 

When I wrote the You Are Many Voices piece, a correspondent wrote back (link is long-gone, sorry) that he has that too, but the voices all get together when he plays music. I get that! Music is amazing that way.