Potential™

There are many paths that might lead somewhere.
What unsettles me is the moment money enters the room — perhaps a leftover reflex from the old indulgence trade, or its modern update: Only what has a price can truly be valuable.

I don’t dismiss the thought entirely; there’s truth inside it. Sometimes the cheap option really is the one you pay for twice.
But that’s not what I’m after.

It’s the monolith idea — the belief in a single absolute truth.
Or its motivational cousin:
Just believe in yourself and you’ll receive the upgrade you deserve.

That narrows me.
It builds walls where no walls belong.
Soulless concrete blocks plastered with un-motivational quotes, pretending to help.

Which path is the right one?
[deep breath; regain focus]
I cannot say — not through this one-directional byte-stream, not through letters stacked as pixels.
And even then I would doubt whether I chose the right words.

But you have a head.
And you can think.
A dazzling little gadget in all its multiplicity.

Ah, sweet meaningfulness, how fond I am of you.

The Self —
“NOW AVAILABLE: Authenticity™. While supplies last. Treat yourself to your Self™, now two for the price of three.”
It has never been advertised this aggressively and never felt further away.
A small existential slip-up of the day, perhaps.

Slip, slip — where was I going?

The unlabeled self: yes, it needs direction, otherwise you remain stuck at the loading screen of life, mesmerised by the eternal spinning circle.

What helped me — or helped the younger version of me — was intuition.
When the world was hectic, a toy truck filled with plastic parts offered exactly what was needed.
Simple play.

Not that one must climb into the attic and fetch the old cardboard box.
It’s the play itself — the intention behind it, the act of listening to your feelings and giving them shape.
Making them plastic so they can become practical.

We cannot process everything at once.
That’s the biggest nonsense ever sold.

We need time with ourselves — painting, singing, any hobby at all, as long as joy is present.

And here is my observation:
When you take time for yourself, when you remove the pressure and focus on what’s directly before you, something remarkable can happen.
Suddenly the thing you need — or the word you were looking for — simply appears.

Now… how about an ice cream?

Written on 10 December 2025 at 13:50. © 2025 Whisper7. All rights reserved.