Get Out of the Way II

Metaphorical Narrative

The ghosts of the past stand like beggars on the roadside.
Every glance you give them, every story you replay, feeds their hollow bellies.

They whisper: “Remember me. Rehearse me. Bow again to what was.”
And suddenly you’re moving with their rhythm, postured in their gravity, repeating old scripts.

But this is anti-ground.
Every ounce of fuel poured into them is stolen from your present fire.

So you draw the line. You light the match.
At first sight of the ghost, you burn.
No negotiation, no second look.
The smoke clears, and the road is yours again.

Core Insight

Revisiting the past is not healing when it becomes fuel.
It is surrender to phantoms.

Sovereignty means no tribute is paid to old ghosts.
The posture is grounded only when you refuse to bend at all.

The protocol is simple:
Burn at first sight.

Saturday Experiment

1. When a past memory or ghost rises, catch it immediately.
2. Instead of engaging, declare: “I do not feed you. Burn at first sight.”
3. Visualize the ghost dissolving into ash, and feel your ground firm beneath your feet.

Sunday Reflection

• Which ghosts most often try to claim their attention?
• What energy did they save by burning instead of fueling?
• How does it change their sense of ground to deny all tribute to the past?