The Micro-Actions of Misalignment

Big breakdowns don’t start big. They start with small betrayals of your design.

It didn’t start with the breakdown

It started when you said “yes,” even though your body said “no.”

When you rushed a response to avoid disappointing someone.

When you adjusted your voice to sound a little more acceptable.

When you swallowed the truth because someone else’s comfort felt more critical than your clarity.

Misalignment doesn’t always scream

It whispers. It compromises. It shows up in your tone, your posture, and your schedule.

And most days, you barely notice, because you’ve spent your whole life becoming efficient at suppressing yourself.

But every time you do…a piece of you drifts further from who God created you to be.

You don’t lose your alignment in one moment.
You leak it, one small self-abandonment at a time.

So how do you catch it before it escalates?

Try this:

At the end of today, ask yourself one question, and answer it with brutal honesty:

“What did I do today that wasn’t actually mine to do?”

That’s it.

Not to shame yourself. But to see clearly.

Because every “yes” that wasn’t aligned was actually a “no” to who you’re becoming.

And when you start noticing those micro-misalignments, you can stop them before they become a pattern.

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From my radiant Maverick heart,
– Jeff ❤️‍🔥

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