# Self-Distance

By [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2) · 2025-07-17

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There are times when I feel very close to myself.

Then, there are times when I’m not even aware of how far away from myself I am.

Only later do I realize that I was out of alignment.

At first, I was frustrated with the fact that I had let myself drift.

But, I now believe that the drift is necessary.

It’s the recognition of the drift that is the skill.

Then, armed with the perspective of distance, the return to the self can begin anew.

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*Originally published on [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/self-distance)*