Today I felt the surge again. The kind that rises fast inside your chest. The kind that used to control my reactions. Noise. People. Chaos in a small space. Voices getting louder. Emotions rising. I felt it all. I wanted to run. I wanted to hide. I’ve seen this all before. They wanted my response. That never came. I stood there, breathed, spoke calmly, and waited for the room to settle. That’s new for me. Not that I never felt this surge before. I just handled it differently this time. Instead of being the peacekeeper. Or the voice of reason. I let them figure it out and protected my energy. Today I went through it without becoming it. And that’s growth you can’t fake. You don’t stop feeling things. You just stop letting them drive the car. And that’s what I did. I won’t lie. It was the same result inside my body. I just know from the work I’ve been doing — this will all pass in time. I didn’t react how I used to and run into depression saying “WHY ME!!” Instead, I’m learning — this is me. And I got this. Peace, love, and harmony. 💚💯