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You shared good news. A win. Your win. I felt it. Not how I wanted to. I didn’t feel happy. I felt smaller. Like your happinesscame at this cost of mine. Like …

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It’s not you. It’s me. It’s not about you. It’s about me. You share something tender. Something that aches. Hurt. Shame. Fear. Disappointment. Uncertainty. I …

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Advice is easier to givethan it is to receive. That’s my first cluethat I’m not trying to connect. I’m trying to solve. I want to be useful. I want to be …

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I know what’s required. I know what’s needed. I can even feel it. I still don’t always match it. I’m willing, but I’m human. Sometimes, …

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I had the focus. I had the plan. I had the time. I didn’t have the pull. The work was right. The values were aligned. The system was clear. I still couldn’t …

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I thought I had a productivity problem. I couldn’t stay focused. I kept bouncing between things. Forgetting what I was doingwhile I was doing it. I …

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I thought I was fine. I was functioning. I was getting things done. I wasn’t feeling anything. I didn’t feel energized. Didn’t feel connected. Didn’t feel …

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I thought I was tired from the work. It was deeper than that. I was depleted from output. I was under-fueled. Under-rested. Under-recovered. I pushed …

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I thought I was evolving. I was managing the version of myself I’d already outgrown. Still tracking it. Still maintaining it. Still keeping it alive. I …

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I didn’t choose the standard. I know it though. Hit the mark. Stay ahead. Don’t stop. I say I don’t care about comparison. Then why do I keep …

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I didn’t stop to ask. I followed it. Like it was written somewhere. Like there’d be consequences if I didn’t. Be thoughtful. Don’t be a burden. Have the …

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They entered the room. I entered a role. My voice changed. My pace shifted. My answers explained. That’s the part I want to deny. That I still play a …

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