Your Blind Spots Are Running the Show 👁️

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” — Confucius

I lied about how much it burned,
the apology I forced through my teeth
just to stitch the room back together,
the apology I rehearsed so often
it wore my own name thin.

The mirror flinched first,
long before my tongue surrendered.
Now I catch myself mid-fable,
mid-shield,
mid-shrink.

No revelation ever rattled me
like my own voice,
unmasked,
steady enough to hold its own blade.

You can be smart.
You can be educated.
You can read every book on psychology, motivation, and mindset and still sabotage every good thing in your life.

Why?

Because knowledge is potential.
But self-awareness… That’s direction.

“If knowledge is power, self-awareness is the ultimate superpower.”

I’ve known people who could quote Jung, break down cognitive distortions, and explain trauma theory like a PhD candidate, but couldn’t admit when they were the ones being manipulative. Or defensive. Or deeply afraid of intimacy.

And I’ve been that person too.

You don’t need more facts.
You need the guts to look at yourself.

Not the version you pr…