Category: Personal Growth
The Truth Remains; the Delivery Changes
I do not have to change the truth in order to change how I deliver it.
My Best Self Is A Direction, Not A Performance
The person I wish to become is not somebody who never drifts. It is somebody who becomes kinder and quicker in the return.
The Seven States of the Nafs
A non-religious RLF reading of the seven Sufi states of the nafs: not a ladder to conquer, but a map for noticing when impulse rules, when awareness appears, and when calm, acceptance and alignment become possible.
Two Paths, One Quiet Conversation
A chance meeting became a quiet reminder that very different lives can arrive at remarkably similar understandings about patience, acceptance, self-observation and how we choose to move through the world.
I Can Meet You Without Becoming You
The aim is not to stay flat or disconnected from other people. It is to notice when their pace changes mine, then choose how far I move with them.