The Power of Turning Inward

I recently did an interview with Tripp Lanier on his podcast The New Man. Aside from me stuttering and stammering all over myself as I strived to gather my thoughts, it was a great conversation about what can only be characterized as a healing journey.

At one point during the conversation, we were talking about isolation, and how back in 2018 (i.e. pre-healing journey), isolation was a source of my suffering, but now, I seek isolation to heal. It was a very astute observation on his part, and he asked me, “What’s the difference?” My response was, “I just wasn’t ready for it back then.”

Well, no shit.

I think what he was getting at was why my focus had changed; what was the shift and what do I get out of isolation now that I didn’t back then?

Here’s my response, after thinking about it more closely…