12 Journeys

We think love is a feeling. But the Bible never commanded an emotion. It commanded a contract. The coffee is black today. No cream. Just the bitter, clean bite of the roast hitting the back of my throat while the morning light catches the dust motes floating static in the air. I am sitting here looking at the text. I realize we have been reading it backward. We interpret ancient commands through modern moods. We wait for the "feeling" of love to wash over us before we act. We wait for the...

You think you are just scrolling; you are actually engaged in a metabolic war against your own biology. It is 11:58 PM. The blue light is suppressing your melatonin. Your eyelids are heavy, but your thumb refuses to stop. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a behavioral phenomenon where individuals sacrifice sleep to reclaim a sense of agency, driven by a failure of executive function due to metabolic depletion. Research in neuroenergetics  suggests this isn't a...

The blue light of the Zoom call washed out the faces of the Limitless group (Our Tuesday night group for graduates of the 12 Journeys Program) this past Tuesday; the silence was heavy enough to crack the screen. We are graduates. We know the 12 Journeys. We have the maps. But stop. Maps do not stop the shaking when the territory disappears. People are bleeding out in their relationships right now. Setting boundaries. interrupting generational trauma loops. Standing on the precipice of the...