The first side is very familiar to me. I waffle and wait, letting my emotions cloud clear thinking. Sometimes the waiting decides for me. Change interrupts and forces us to explore options.

I Found My People Why do I even attend these writing intensives! I thought, chastising myself for not remembering the last few I had...

In that "ah-ha" instant, I embodied the virtue of compassion like I'd never felt compassion before. It pierced my heart and changed me.

Everyone experiences pain, but not everyone learns from it. Everyone has "ah-ha" moments but don't translate them into life-changing growth.