Light: A 5-Day Memoir Into Stillness

Light: A 5-Day Memoir Into Stillness

Day 3: Valence and The Second Arrow

Part 3 of 3 (Listening)

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Glenn DeVore
Jul 17, 2025
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This release closes Day 3.

It’s about subtle choices, unseen reactions, and the small movements that shape our suffering.

I started to wonder: what if the thing I want most isn’t relief or resolution, but the courage to let go?


Day 3: Symphony in Silence

(Listening)


The Valence of Experience

The light outside had begun its slow fade into dusk, as I wandered into the meditation hall for another sitting. Even inside the hall, with its high wooden ceiling and wide windows, the shifting glow of evening began to cast long shadows. The air was still, carrying the weight of the day’s practice.


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