Reclaiming Discernment After the Spiral

There’s a difference between truth and the performance of truth. Between grounded knowing and fear disguised as “just asking questions.”

Many of us have been pulled into narratives that promised clarity but delivered only anxiety, division, or superiority. We've followed threads that fed the nervous system while convincing us we were awakening. But true discernment doesn’t live in hypervigilance. It lives in the body, the land, the slow rhythm of trust.

Discernment says:

“This no longer feels like medicine.”

“This story might not be mine to carry.”

“This isn’t truth, it’s noise dressed in urgency.”

You don’t have to defend how far you went, what rabbit holes you burrowed down or what you once believed. You get to come back. You get to choose peace.

Deep Journal Invitations:

● What fear-based “truths” once felt powerful to me, but now feel brittle or performative?

● How did my body respond to those spaces?

● What has helped me come back to myself?

● What does truth feel like in my body now?

● How do I discern between genuine awareness and hijacked attention?

Practice: The Unhooking

● Pause. Breathe. Place a hand on your heart, belly, or somewhere else you feel truth.

● Name one “truth performance” you’ve let go of. Say it aloud, if safe: “I no longer need to follow this story to be wise.”

● Drum or hum a new rhythm in its place. Let your body feel what spaciousness sounds like.

● Offer thanks for the lesson, and gently unhook from its hold.

You don’t need to chase the truth to be in your truth. You are allowed to be discerning without being distrustful. You are allowed to feel safe in your own knowing.