Not every dragon is a warning.
Some dragons are a doorway.
One of the deepest explorations in my life has been learning the difference between pain and wrongness.
They aren't the same thing.
Some painful things have felt deeply right.
My mother's death was heartbreaking. But there was peace in it.
It was time.
Sad, but time.
And some things have felt off.
A sentence spoken at the wrong moment.
A choice that missed the beat.
A story that lost its rhythm.
Not bad.
Not evil.
Just off.
More and more, my life has become less about avoiding pain and more about listening for that deeper sense of alignment.
When something feels on, I lean toward it.
When something feels off, I pay attention.
Then I course correct.
Pain is one signal.
Wrongness is another.
Learning to tell them apart has changed everything.