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 …
Make Room for the New
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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 …
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 …
Message vs Communication
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I sent the message. Clear. Concise. Efficient. I called it communication. It wasn’t. It was a transaction. One-way. Pressed “Send”Assumed it landed. Assumed …
Relating to the Whole
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I like to think I’m independent. Unique. Self-contained. I treat my actionslike they only belong to me. I’m never acting alone. I’m always in relationship …
Analyze vs. Synthesize
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In the name of understandingI broke it down. Took it apart. Named the pieces. Measured the details. I called it clarity. I created distance. What else could …