Sometimes everything looks wrong.It looks backwards.Like I am trapped in a reflection.The problem isn’t my effort.It’s my orientation.I’m facing the …
The Toaster Is Not on Fire
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 …
I Am Not in a Survival Moment
It feels urgent. My pulse spikes. My thoughts race. My chest tightens. Something must be done. Right now. Time tells the …
Gratitude as a Verb
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 …
Survival Systems Deserve Respect
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 …
It’s Not About the People
I noticed my problems were about other people. The wrong partner. The wrong team. The wrong leader. The wrong client. If I could find …
Re-orientation Is Always Available
There’s a myth in survival systems. That change comes once a year. That reflection belongs to calendar turns. That re-orientation requires a …
Misdiagnosed
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 …
Defaulting Credit
It’s still my fault even 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 …
Rest
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 …
Rest …
Some tension isn’t from what I’m holding. It’s from how long I’ve been holding it. … …
Ritual
Some emotions don’t fade. They sharpen. They loop. They replay. They rerun the same story, the same scene, the same …