Tag: self-trust

Quote graphic reading, “How safe is a connection that can only exist in the absence of friction?” beside two coffee cups at a table.

Why Can’t We Ever Resolve Anything?

August 16, 2026 No Comments

I’ve been thinking about my ability to participate safely in relationships which are non-essential and technically intended as sources of safe, healthy connection. Some discord

A warmly lit room with an open closet, hanging clothes, photographs, books, keepsakes, boxes, and a ceramic mug surrounding a scattered pile of personal belongings. The image includes the quote, "Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know," by Pema Chödrön.

Making Sense of Life Through Patterns

August 5, 2026 No Comments

With all of the therapy, writing, reading, reflection, and somatic work, a lot is coming up for me. Memories. Patterns. Correlations that I had not

One healthy green tree standing in the middle of a forest of dead trees beneath the quote, “A peak is a moment. A pattern is information.”

The Truth Is in the Pattern

August 2, 2026 No Comments

Sheesh. How many more times will I have to navigate this particular circuit before I have learned everything I can from it? The turth is