Growth Requires...

Our impulse is usually to say “action”, “change”, “hard work”, or something of the like. And, sometimes, YES, these answers fit and ring true.

AND, there’s another secret to taking your life to the next level.

Stillness.

Growth Requires Stillness

Yes, sometimes, growth requires stillness. Our society has conditioned us to go, go, go. We seem to live in a constant cycle of movement. But, movement doesn’t always get you where you need to go. Sometimes it leaves you spinning like a hamster on a wheel, wondering why you’re so tired and everything looks the same.

It can take tremendous resolution and effort to be still, but when we find ourselves confused, overwhelmed, and seeking answers, what we really need is rest. What we really need is to release the impulse to hum along, checking off to-dos. What we really need is the courage to step back, observe our lives, and ask ourselves what’s missing.

Growth Requires Us to Ask What We Desire

Ask ourselves what we desire. Ask ourselves what would bring us joy. And then, hardest of all, we need to be willing to release what’s not working and try something new.

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