Isaya’s Inspiring Musings

Isaya’s Inspiring Musings

A Sacred Glorious Mess

Purism, purity, perfectionism, and other exhausting orthodoxies we need to quit asap!

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Isaya Gabriel
Jun 25, 2025
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Let’s talk about a quiet poison. The kind that comes dressed in silk, whispering sweet nothings like “just try a little harder” or “you’re almost there, just one more tweak.”

It’s not loud. It doesn’t storm in. It drips — steadily — like a leaky faucet in the back of your psyche.
A steady hum of: cleaner, better, purer, neater, holier, correct-er…

Today we…

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