01/16/2026
Conflict is normal. It's neither good, nor bad- It just is. It happens all the time, every day, all day-- in everything. The definition of it is just simply "disagreement". One thing going this way, the other thing going that way and then those two things meet up. Democracy and capitalism are conflict. 4-way stop signs are conflict. The problems come when the conflict doesn't resolve. It creates friction and heat, breaking down the disagreeing elements. The longer they stay unresolved, the hotter they get-- And the more it appeals for our attention. If this were measured on a thermometer we'd read it as "consideration" at low temperature, then "care", "concern", then "worry" as it got hotter and hotter. And if it keeps going, it crosses a line into STRESS, with exponentially louder appeals for attention because our bodies get involved and start ringing alarm bells. And if that doesn't resolve then we get a "pattern of unresolved stress" called ANXIETY. But all that needs to happen here is some kind of adjustment, some kind of well-informed new direction to allow for those conflicting parts to continue moving. Once we start finding ways to massage those disagreeing components into loosening up then perhaps the temperature can start to drop. And things don't always have to fully resolve either- sometimes they generate needed energy to CREATE. And when humans are allowed to CREATE-- they are being what they were designed to be and doing what they were designed to do!
