I’ve been thinking about everything that’s happened lately, and one thing keeps coming up for me, patterns don’t repeat by accident.

It reminds me of cycles, like in crypto. One moment you’re on top, everything feels aligned, like you’ve figured it out. Then a few months later, you’re at rock bottom, trying to understand how you ended up there again. But those swings aren’t random. They expose habits, blind spots, parts of you that still need work.
And if I’m being honest, a lot of the time we place ourselves in those situations. Almost like a test, how long will it take this time to get out, to recover, to rebuild, financially or mentally.
Life works the same way. The same situations, the same types of people, the same emotions, they come back around until you actually see them clearly. Not just understand them, but respond differently.
Not everyone who enters your life is meant to stay. Some people are just part of the cycle. They give you perspective, test your boundaries, and show you what you’re willing to accept, and what you’re not. That’s how your standards evolve. You stop confusing familiarity with alignment.
So maybe repeating the pattern isn’t failure. Maybe it’s part of the process. You go through it as many times as it takes, until you either break the cycle, or finally understand why it kept repeating in the first place.