Weight of Reciprocity

There is a kind of soul wound in being open, intentional, present. It confuses the body. You did the work. You arrived. Grounded. Regulated. Ready. You created the conditions for connection.

And it hurts. When that presence is not met in kind, when the reciprocity is absent, the ache is sharp. But this is not yours to carry—it is a reflection of them, of their insecurities, their unreadiness, their refusal to confront themselves.

Here is the truth: with your eyes wide open, you are finally seeing the pattern for what it was. The heaviness in your heart is not burden—it is clarity and choice taking root. You are witnessing the dance of connection and disconnection with full awareness.

And know this: you will be heard. By those who have done the work, who have faced the shadows, who are ready to hold you as you hold them.

This is the covenant of the initiated. The ache of presence is the signal of alignment. The waiting, the discernment, the clarity—they are rites. And when the right hearts meet, the resonance is undeniable.