“When we are no longer able to change the situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. To suffer bravely, to find meaning in suffering, is to transform tragedy into triumph.”
- Viktor Frankl
Avoidance often feels like safety. It whispers, don’t look, don’t speak, don’t step forward. And for a moment, it works. The storm passes. The bully withdraws. The ache quiets. But what seems like relief is only a loan with heavy interest... pain avoided becomes pain multiplied.
What we avoid rules us. What we face releases us.
The path forward is simple, but not easy: Notice… Step… Breathe… Stand. Each act of presence unravels avoidance’s grip and teaches the nervous system that courage, not retreat, restores freedom.
Let this be more than commentary. Let it be practice. A quiet rebellion against silence. A shared breath against the roar. A reminder that what burns away was never you (fear), and what remains is what was real all along.
Gratitude and Stay L.I.T. (Live In Truth)
