I love you.I want to be with you.Being with you scares me.You haven’t done something wrong.I experience all interactions in the same way.Same …
Love Paradox
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What Growth Feels Like
| | Filed Under: R6 - Don’t be arrogant |
It doesn’t feel like clarity.It feels like contradiction.Not the clean kind.Not the clever kind.The kind that keeps you up.The kind you can’t explain …
Looping Paradox
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I want to be close.I want to connect.I want to stay in relationship.Conceptually. Emotionally. Physically.That’s the paradox.The people I love …
When the Story Stops Matching Reality
| | Filed Under: R5 - Don’t be certain |
There’s a point where the story I’m holdingstarts to separate from what is here.What is really happening.It still makes sense in my head.Despite …
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Certainty Is a Story I Made Up
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Certainty is a story.A mental construct.An explanation I tell myselfto stop feeling the discomfort of not knowing.It might be true.It might not …
A Clarity Request Is a Willingness Test
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
When I am afraid, frustrated.When I am uncertain.I ask for clarity.Not certainty.Clarity.I’ve learned I can’t demand it.It’s not transactional.It’s …
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Gratitude is a Verb
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
It’s easy to feel good.Easy to take credit.I’ve done it.Felt something powerful.Called it gratitude.Called it humility.Sometimes even believed …
Willing Is Not the Same as Ready
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I used to think I had to be ready.Fully resourced.Fully clear.Fully confident.Now I know:I almost never am.I’m often willing.Willing to take the …
No Answer Is an Answer
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I know I need to let go.Let go of the story.Let go of the scoreboard.Let go of the need to be certain before I act.In many moments, I do.I follow the …