Formation

Mike Romley
2026-04-08T09:51:54-07:00

I’ve been trying to understand something I keep noticing.

Some people carry weight.

Not loud weight.
Not charisma.
Not intensity.

Steadiness.

They don’t escalate rooms.
They don’t scramble under pressure.
They don’t sharpen when challenged.

They feel grounded.

I’ve also noticed how easily I lose that.

The days I don’t pray, I move faster than my clarity.
I react before I’ve examined what’s driving me.
I defend small things as if they matter.

Nothing dramatic.

Just thinner.
Less steady than I want to admit.

The days I return — consistently, quietly — something shifts.

Not all at once.
Not perfectly.

But I can feel it.

My urgency lowers.
My tone softens.
My need to control relaxes.

Over time, I recognized the pattern.

The steadiness wasn’t personality.
It wasn’t maturity.
It wasn’t experience.

It was formation.

And it came from return.