Misery whispers in familiar tones, wrapping itself around you like an old, tattered coat. You wear it because you know it. It has molded itself to your shape, settled into the creases of your soul. It tells you that you belong to it, that its weight is yours to bear. But this is the great deception — the lie that keeps you bound. Misery is not your destiny. It is only the illusion of safety, the ego’s final trick to keep you from stepping beyond.
The mind, when left unchecked, does not seek liberation. It seeks repetition. It loops the same tired stories, the same weary narratives, convincing you that movement is dangerous, that change is too vast, too uncertain. And so you stay. You hesitate. You wait for a sign, for a shift, for some external force to shake you awake. But the universe is not in the business of forcing you forward. It only reflects the truth you are willing to claim.
The ego will tell you that you are stuck. It will speak in absolutes — I can’t, I won’t, it’s too late, I’m not ready. These words are not laws. They are only echoes, reverberations of a program designed to keep you small. The reality is far simpler than your mind wants to believe. You are not trapped. You have never been trapped. The door has always been open; you have only convinced yourself that the handle does not turn.
A single step. That is all it takes. Not a leap, not a revolution — just one deliberate movement. Watch how your ego resists, how it claws at the walls, how it shrieks at the smallest disruption to its carefully maintained suffering. It will tell you that you are making a mistake. That you should wait, think, analyze. That now is not the time. Do not listen. The ego feeds on hesitation. Starve it with action.
Misery cannot survive in motion. It weakens in the face of forward momentum. When you step outside its grip, even for a moment, you see it for what it is — not a shackle, but a shadow. It has no power beyond the power you give it.
And so, you choose. You always choose. Every breath, every movement, every thought is a decision between staying asleep or waking up. Between believing the lie or walking into truth. You do not deserve suffering. You do not belong to despair. You are a being of will, of infinite capacity, of boundless potential.
The only question is — will you take the step?
— Wout
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