How Deconstructing Your Beliefs Opens New Possibilities
The Power of Radical Acceptance
Deconstruction is the heartbeat of our era.
Questioning long-held beliefs, traditions, institutions, and identities has become second nature to a lot of us. The decline in religious and political affiliations makes this clear. But beyond faith and ideology, we are also rethinking gender norms, cultural myths, and historical narratives—decolonizing our minds, our stories, and our selves.
This is good. Necessary, even.
And yet, I wonder—do we truly evolve linearly, as we often assume? If we come to different conclusions than before, does that mean we’ve progressed—or just simply changed?
The more I sit with these questions, the more I reflect on how humanity has always believed itself to be advanced—only to later look back at past convictions with embarrassment or regret.
I’ve been there.
I once thought I was "enlightened." I believed my circle, our beliefs, and the practices we championed were somehow higher, and more evolved than those around us.
Now, I look …
