Before sleep, mostly

Guidance (Art)

Sometimes people expect guidance to feel gentle like reassurance, being told you’re already doing fine.

That’s not always what it looks like, sometimes it’s being stopped mid-sentence. sometimes it’s someone speaking in a tone that makes you straighten your back

I don’t always like that feeling, but there’s a reason authority exists, not to flatter you, but if guidance only felt soft, it probably wouldn’t change anything. comfort keeps you where you are. correction moves you, and faith was never built on comfort alone.

Sometimes humility is physical. it’s lowering your voice. it’s swallowing the first reaction. it’s admitting that someone higher than you might see further than you do.

I trust where it’s coming from, not about whether i like it, But it is about whether it leads me somewhere better. progress