I offer grace easily to others.Their mistakes. Their shortcomings. Their stuckness.I call it patience. Understanding. Compassion.Not with myself.I …
Good for You, Better for Me
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Success Is a Squiggly Line
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I was told success was linear.Set the goal.Make the plan.Follow the steps.Progress in a straight line.Turns out, theboss doesn’t draw in straight …
Judgments Are a Part Of
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My judgments don’t come out of nowhere.They’re part of something.Part of a story I’ve told myself.About what’s right.What’s good.What’s true.I don’t …
Make Room for the New
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I say I want new.New perspective.New outcomes.New level.There’s a catch.I have to make space for the new.Otherwise I’m full.Full of assumptions.Full …
Before I’m Ready
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I want to feel ready.Certain.Settled.Like I’ve thought it through.Planned it well.Earned my peace with the risk.That feeling never comes.Not …
Special Snowflake Syndrome
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I thought my experience was unique.Like no one had ever felt this before.Like my pain was deeper.My confusion more complex.My situation, …
Taking It Personally? Don’t.
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I thought they were attacking me.I felt like they were attacking me.Attackingmy idea,my motives,my character.I took it personally.In doing soI made it …
Just Sit In It
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The space opened up.A pause.A gap.A moment not yet filled.I wanted to move.To decide.To plan.To fix.I called it progress.It was escape.The loop of …
Curious or Contributing?
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Curiosity sounds noble.Safe.Open.I don’t have to do a damn thing.Stay non-committal.Hover in the abstract.Feel smart.Feel evolved.I congratulate …