My system still thinks I’m in danger.That I’m being hunted.That something urgent is coming.That something must be done.Now.It doesn’t ask if it’s …
The Toaster Is Not on Fire
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I Am Not in a Survival Moment
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It feels urgent.My pulse spikes.My thoughts race.My chest tightens.Something must be done.Right now.Time tells the truth.The truth is I am not in a …
Gratitude as a Verb
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It’s easy to identify gratitude as a feeling.Something I should feel more of.Something to get better at feeling.Then I started noticing how often I …
Survival Systems Deserve Respect
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I wanted to develop beyond my survival mode.As if I was supposed to be past it.Above it.Healed enough not to need it.Survival mode isn’t shameful.It’s …
It’s Not About the People
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I noticed my problems were about other people.The wrong partner.The wrong team.The wrong leader.The wrong client.If I could find the right …
Re-orientation Is Always Available
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There’s a myth in survival systems.That change comes once a year.That reflection belongs to calendar turns.That re-orientation requires a dramatic …
Misdiagnosed
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My most common failure is misdiagnosis.I think I see the problem.When what I am observing is a symptom.A signal.A reaction.An echo.I name it.Frame …
Defaulting Credit
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It’s still my faulteven if it’s my default.I’m quick to blame.Quick to assign fault.It’s your fault this happened.OR It’s my fault that it …
Rest
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Some tension isn’t from what I’m holding.It’s from how long I’ve been holding it.Rest restores the body.Not with sleep.With release.The kind of …