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Dwight 6.0

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As I move toward my next phase in life:

I am awake.

I will not go back to sleep.

I refuse a life of numbness, distraction, and quiet despair.

Comfort is not my goal.

Ease is not my purpose.

With discomfort comes more freedom.

Every edge I lean into gives back strength, clarity, self-trust.

I choose growth over stagnation.

Truth over stories that keep me small.

No one is coming to save me.

That is not a curse—it is freedom.

The restlessness I feel is not brokenness.

It is the call.

The pull toward a larger life that demands my participation.

For years, the collective kept me uninspired and numb—and so did I.

Fed, entertained, pacified, quiet.

I step out of that spell.

I am no longer chasing approval.

Replaying drama.

Defining myself by what others think.

I release what no longer serves me:

Old identities.

Old resentments.

Old addictions.

Old narratives that chain me to the past.

I stop beating myself up for who I was.

I choose to love myself 100%.

Compassion is not weakness—it is fuel.

I share my vulnerabilities so all feel less alone.

I honor and embrace the gift of empathy.

Love is my secret power.

I will push myself through darkness,

Not to punish,

But to reach new light I have not yet known.

I do not rehearse my wounds.

I do not live in yesterday.

I take responsibility for today.

I remove excess.

I train discipline.

I do the work—especially when I don’t feel like it.

I choose minimalism over consumerism.

Creation over escape.

Presence over noise.

I become my own savior.

I become my own hero—

Not through ego, but through action.

Freedom is earned.

Meaning is built.

A life awake requires daily commitment.

This is my adventure.

NOW.

-Dwight

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“We do not make or create our souls; we just grow them up.” – Richard Rohr

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“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver

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“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

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“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” – Joseph Campbell