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I thought I was being productive. Turns out, I was performing. Performance is a pattern. I thought I was making progress. Turns out, I was managing …

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I thought I was being honest. Turns out, I was being urgent. Urgent is a frame. I thought I was being clear. Turns out, I was maintaining. Maintaining is a …

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I told myself it wasn’t the right time. Too early. Too late. Too not ready. Too not aligned. I wanted the moment to feel perfect. The right time rarely …

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I thought I wanted an answer. Ideally, the right answer. I wanted to be right. I wanted to do the right thing. I wanted to have the right word. An answer …

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I thought I was aligned. Same direction. Same intent. Same picture in my head. For a moment, I was. It felt clear. It felt connected. It felt right. Then it …

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I didn’t feel like it. Told myself I’d wait. Until I felt like doing it. When I had clarity. When I felt motivated. When I was aligned. When it felt …

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I thought I knew the problem. Named it. Framed it. Felt the weight of it. I kept pushing against it. It kept pushing back. Every attempt to fix itmade it …

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I saw the problem. At least, that’s what I called it. How I identified it. It was waving at me. Daring me. Inviting me in. I started reaching for my …

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I was trying to make it better. Not better than before. More better. Felt like it could be better. Wanted it to be better. I couldn’t find anything to put …

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I caught myself thinking. That’s not true. I caught myself feeling like I was thinking,when I was spinning, looping really. Replaying the same …

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It was like waking up from a dream. Except I hadn’t been sleeping. I was awake. I found myself in an argument. I found myself already in it. It wasn’t …

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Willingness looks like yes. Not yes, but. Not yes, if. Not yes, after. Just yes. Everything else is a version of resistancedressed up in reasonable …

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