I recognized the old reflex while it was still tiny enough to interrupt

Dear Delyara, The old reflex still came — make yourself smaller, smooth the room, over-explain, soften the truth before it has a chance to stand on its own. But this week I saw it while it was still arriving. Not only afterward. That matters because once I see it, I have a choice. I didn’t become completely different in that moment. I just interrupted the automatic path. And interruption is sometimes where freedom first starts looking practical.