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  1. Jaaziah Almy Stone

    Pride really kicks all of these out. Pride leaves no room for others.
    Pride says to Presence: “I have better things to do, better places to be.”
    To Curiosity it says: “My thoughts and beliefs are superior; I do not need, nor want, to know what you think.”
    To Honesty, Pride mocks: “My story is my own. You don’t need to know it.”
    Vulnerability is discarded outright: “I am invulnerable. Or, at least, I must keep up that facçade, so you know how good I am.”
    Pride despises Forgiveness: “If you cause me pain, discomfort, or irritation, it is my right to pay you back in kind.”
    And when Pride speaks to Commitment, it is only to the Self: “I am totally and completely committed. To my own well-being, joy, and pleasure.”

    Looking deeper, I would also argue that Pride is often (not always) a puppet. And FEAR is pulling all the strings.