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Alignment

What You Call a Need May Actually Be a Strategy

September 21, 2026

Control. Approval. Perfection. Independence. Being useful. They may be strategies we learned long ago for reaching something deeper.

Reflection Question

What is this essay asking you to notice in your own life?

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Thank you for spending a little time here. I hope the question stays with you.

Michael