Splash

A career is not a tangible object, it’s a framework. Helpful at times. But frameworks are meant to serve us, not the other way around.

Less like a decision, more like a recognition. As if something in me already knew, and my only job was to get out of the way.

I wasn’t just letting go of a job, I was letting go of how I saw myself and how I imagined others saw me. I disappeared for a while. I walked, I slowed down, I lived more internally. Then when I was ready to explore more actively and come back into the world, I was very intentional about maintaining a level of silence and stillness.

Without something to prove or protect, you can start asking different questions. What matters when no one’s watching? What risks do I take when I have nothing to lose?