The new thing wears off.
The upgrade settles.
You’re back in the same head.
Money feels like a solution because it measures cleanly.
Numbers go up. Doors open. Life gets easier.
But the ache underneath doesn’t accept dollars.
Doubt doesn’t check your bank balance.
The voice that says you’re not enough can’t be paid off.
The outside can improve your circumstances.
It just can’t do the inside’s work.
That work runs on a different currency.
You don’t pay for it.
You show up for it.
