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The Detour Maker

Old mind is a tour guide who drags you onto endless detours so you never find rest.

Monday, August 18, 2025

Old Mind Detours Peace

Metaphorical Narrative

You’re on the road home, finally ready to rest.

But old mind interrupts: “Not yet — take this side street, fix that, earn this.”

It’s the detour maker. A tour guide who never wants you to arrive. Every turn, every side trip, every false errand is designed to keep you performing and never resting.

Core Insight

Detours are not duty. They are sabotage.

Old mind keeps you spinning so you never know peace. Refusing the detour is not laziness — it is sovereignty.

Saturday Experiment

When urged off your path today, ask:

  • “Is this my road, or their detour?”
  • If it’s not yours, stay straight.

Sunday Reflection

In third person, journal:

  • How many detours do they take in a day?
  • What happens when they keep their road?
  • What new energy appears when they refuse detours?