Steadiness is NOT Apathy
Steadiness Is not apathy. We just think it is because it can be such a rare thing to experience. Steadiness is not the reaction most people default to. We react. We flare. We post. We argue. We spiral. We attach meaning to ten seconds of information and let it derail us for days, weeks, sometimes months. We call it passion. I used to call it passion too. But it wasn’t passion fueling me. It was panic. It was fear. It was burnout dressed up as caring. And because the people around me benefited from my reactivity — from my overextension, my constant engagement, my emotional labor — they labeled it devotion. Commitment. Fire. But survival mode can look impressive from the outside. Inside, it is exhausting. When your nervous system is constantly activated, it feels like intensity. It feels righteous. It feels important. But intensity is not the same as alignment. Now, when chaos presents itself, I bounce. And that confuses people. “How can you teach and help others if you avoid?” Let’...