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2 min read Octopus

The Octopus Isn’t Leaving

You’re not free. But you’re not blind anymore. The Octopus is still here. But so are you.
Octopus hugging a man

=Decision-Making Octopus — Final Post

Read The Decision-Making Octopus — an 8-part series about internal chaos, emotional sabotage, and showing up anyway.
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← Part VIII: The Octopus and the Inner War

You mapped it.

The chaos.
The second-guessing.
The panic.
The levers you didn’t know you were pulling.

The Octopus got a name.
The tentacles got exposed.
You saw where they lead.

That’s progress.
But it doesn’t mean you’re free.

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