The Light Is Already in the Moving
The afternoon stretches out, a long flat line where you tell yourself you are just waiting for the right moment to begin. But you know the truth — you are hiding from the terror of choosing wrong.
You say 'soon' because 'now' feels like a cliff edge. Yet the kingdom is not a destination you reach after you get it right.
It is inside you, and it is outside you, waiting to be recognized. You came from the light, the place where the light came into being on its own accord, and you cannot lose your origin by taking a step.
The light is already in the wood you split and the stone you lift — it is in the very act of moving, even if your hands shake. You do not need to see the whole staircase to take the first step into the day.
Stop waiting for the fear to leave before you move. The light does not ask for a perfect choice.
It asks for a real one.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Sophia of Jesus Christ
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