Clarity Isn’t Always Clean

People talk about clarity like it’s a light switch—on or off, clean or messy, true or false. But in my experience, clarity rarely arrives in a straight line.

Sometimes clarity shows up in fragments. You understand one part, but the rest is still foggy. Sometimes it comes with discomfort—because once you see something clearly, you can’t unsee it. And sometimes clarity means letting go of what you thought was true.

I’ve had moments where I finally understood a system, a pattern, or a person—and it didn’t feel good. It felt heavy. It meant I had to make a decision, set a boundary, or admit something I’d been avoiding. That’s clarity too.

Clarity isn’t always clean. It doesn’t always feel like relief. Sometimes it feels like consequence. Like responsibility. Like change.

But even when it’s messy, it matters. Because once you see clearly, you can choose with intention. You can respond instead of react. You can move forward, even if it’s slow.