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The Art of Unlearning

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The Art of Unlearning

I was raised to believe in walls—

Us and them.

Right and wrong.

Saved and lost.

I drank the kool-aid,

spoke the script,

judged the other.

For fifty years, I wore beliefs like armor,

never questioning the weight.

Then life cracked me open.

A body that broke.

A marriage that dissolved.

A family that fractured.

And with every unraveling,

something sacred emerged.

I sold the house.

Bought a backpack.

Traded certainty for wonder.

I walked through temples and forests,

across deserts and shrines.

I listened to Buddhists in India,

Pagans in Nepal,

Agnostics in Spain.

And slowly—gently—

I laid down judgment.

I no longer needed to be right.

I only needed to be real.

Now, I believe nothing—and entertain possibility.

My theology is tenderness.

My doctrine is presence.

My compass is curiosity.

And I am free.

What a wild, precious life.

What beliefs or cultural imprints did you inherit that no longer fit your soul? Which ones have you questioned or released?
Have you ever had a moment of profound unlearning? What did it take to wake up to a deeper truth?
Where in your life are you being invited to replace judgment with curiosity? How does that shift your energy and relationships?
What has travel or exposure to different worldviews taught you about your own perceptions? Where do you still long to expand?

Create a sacred space and place your hand over your heart.

Breathe deeply and say aloud: “I release what no longer serves.”

Read the poem softly to yourself.

Then choose a reflection question and write freely. Let the pen reveal what is ready to be shed and what is ready to be embraced.