“What needed to fall apart in order for me to wake up?”
Collapse is rarely convenient. The relationship ends. The job crumbles. The identity you worked so hard to protect shatters in your hands. In the moment, it feels like failure — like the universe is punishing you, stripping you, breaking you down.
But here is the slap: sometimes things have to fall apart so you can finally see the truth.
The comfort of stability can numb you. As long as everything looks “fine,” you can stay asleep inside a life that is not real. You ignore the whispers of dissatisfaction. You silence the voice in your gut. You keep playing the role because it works — until it does not. And when the walls finally collapse, it is not cruelty. It is clarity.
What fell apart was never meant to hold forever. The breakup showed you where you were abandoning yourself. The job loss revealed how little alignment you actually felt. The burnout exposed the cost of living against your truth. Painful? Yes. But also liberating — because in the rubble, you can finally stop pretending.
So, ask yourself: what needed to fall apart in order for me to wake up? And more importantly — am I willing to stop fighting the collapse and start listening to what it came to teach me?
More Food For Thought:
What has recently collapsed in my life, and what truth did it reveal?
How have I mistaken falling apart for failure instead of clarity?
What new possibility opened once the illusion crumbled?
Collapse is not punishment. It is the alarm clock that wakes you from the lie.
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