Meaning Always Comes After Experience

When something important happens, you don’t instantly know what it means. You act first, respond the best way you can, and only later start wondering how it fits into your story.

Meaning isn’t something handed to you at the moment of impact. It grows in the quiet that follows, in reflection and conversation, not in the heat of the moment.

Counseling isn’t about telling someone what their story means. It’s about creating space where meaning can settle and shape the next step forward.