On self respect and self work

I think self-respect 1 is seeing that you don't need assholes or damaging environments for self-cultivation. But being around assholes and staying calm tells me i'm doing something right with my healing work, my meditation, my xyz practice. No. It worries and pains me sometimes when I hear people I care about say that they're staying in an unhealthy situation out of principle. The grass is greener…