ARE MEANING AMBIGUOUS?

Half the time when I write, I’m really speaking to myself. I know the lessons I share so well because I’m still learning to live by them.

So when I say, dearest reader, I'm including myself among you. I’m constantly learning, unlearning, relearning, and capturing what life teaches me each day.

This is why I revisit certain ideas—coming back to the same truth from new angles. Sometimes, I write it over and over until it finally sticks (or rather, until I fully become it).

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But here’s something I’ve been wrestling with: do words have a single meaning, or is it natural to bring our own interpretations? I’ve always thought words are neutral, and meaning is something we shape with context.

Today, a friend challenged that idea, making me wonder: if meanings are ambiguous, does any interpretation hold up, even if it strays from what’s intended?

We often treat our personal truths as universal, but is that fair? Just because something feels true to me doesn’t make it the whole truth. Context fills in the gaps of meaning, like a bridge over ambiguity.

So, dear reader, does any of this make sense to you?

Merry Sunday!

@favvy_Okwans🖤.