The Path or the Storm: Choosing Stillness in a World of Noise

We are living in a time where the truth is hard to hold.

One side sells us comfort, safety, and control.

The other warns of systems collapsing, freedoms stolen, and hidden agendas.

But both sides shout.

Both spin stories are laced with fear.

And both, if we’re not careful, can pull us into a kind of sleep.

One where we obey without question…

The other where we doubt everything and trust no one.

This, too, is a form of control.

I have watched friends disappear into each extreme, trusting the machine,

or fighting shadows until they lose their centre.

So I step back. I breathe.

I remember: The world is full of noise.

But the truth is quiet.

Not everything loud is wise.

Not everything hidden is false.

In these times, I choose neither hysteria nor numbness.

I choose awareness without panic.

Stillness without apathy.

I watch the storms, yes.

I listen. I learn.

But I do not give them my soul.

I stay awake, not paranoid.

Grounded, not blind.

I stay on the path.

The one that rises from the deepest part of me.

The one that doesn’t need permission or approval.

The one that leads, always, back to love, clarity, and truth.

Until next time, Michel