It’s easy to treat the gap like a to-do list item.
A problem ... >>>

I didn’t stop to ask.
I followed it.
Like it was written somewhere.
Like there’d ... >>>

I can say,
"That's not it."
I can feel it
before I can explain it.
What ... >>>

I used to define my work by what I produced.
What I made.
What ... >>>

The lane is gone.
I used to stay in my lane.
Do my part.
Protect ... >>>

There was a time when I had a phase.
My part of the ... >>>

There is no handoff.
I used to finish my part.
Then pass it along.
Sales ... >>>

I used to know my role.
Clear lines.
Defined responsibility.
Stay in my lane.
It made ... >>>

Somewhere in every interaction there is a change.
It's subtle.
The moment ... >>>

It shifts.
What I laugh at.
What I ignore.
What I let ... >>>

The meeting is moving.
Ideas stacking.
Voices overlapping.
I feel the urge ... >>>

Independence isolates.
Agency engages.
Independence says,
“I don’t need anyone.”
Agency says, ... >>>

I always have an identity.
Whether I admit it or not.
Whether ... >>>

Urgency feels like clarity.
That’s why it works.
It turns confusion into ... >>>

I knew what was indicated.
Not all of it.
But enough.
Enough ... >>>

My system still thinks I’m in danger.
That I’m being hunted.
That ... >>>

It feels urgent.
My pulse spikes.
My thoughts race.
My chest tightens ... >>>

I noticed my problems were about other people.
The wrong partner.
The ... >>>