I was on the point of abandoning Buddhism a few months ago. I’d hit a brick wall. Every time I sat down to meditate, I was flooded with anxiety. The mind seemed to take more pleasure in intrusive thoughts, fears I hadn’t felt for decades and an odd reluctance to even look at the cover of a book on Buddhism.
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We live in a world addicted to polish. A world that says healing should be fast, that growth should be linear and that wholeness is something you finally achieve, then post about. But the truth is far messier, and far more beautiful. Wholeness isn’t about becoming flawless. It’s about learning to live fully, honestly, and tenderly in the presence of our cracks.
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I am a chronic apologizer.
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For the last couple of years, I’ve been having teaching dreams most nights. Some frame the same lessons in different stage dressing, showing how application of principles can change. Some nights dreams may revisit past views or simply give me recess time to unwind my mind.
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There is nothing wrong with you for folding in on yourself—not then, and not now. But if you feel a quiet longing to breathe deeper, speak more truth, or take up just a little more space… that longing is not selfish. It’s your aliveness calling you back.
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