It seems counterintuitive to stop taking action when you are in pursuit of something you want, but if things are not going your way, it’s time to stop doing and start BEING.
Where male energy is about action and doing, female energy is identified as receiving or being. (That’s not to say women don’t take action!) For argument’s sake, there is a time to pull back from action and see what emerges. This is not an invitation for sloth. It’s an invitation to slow down, be patient, maybe even circle the wagon of boredom and see what rises to your conscious awareness.
There is so much we cannot be aware of when we are in “push” mode. It’s too noisy busy, sweaty, and crowded for wisdom to prevail. That nagging ache doesn’t get our attention until it graduates to full-on pain and that echoes how we pay attention to subtle messages – only when they stop us in our tracks or cause us to surrender.
You can avoid burnout, breakdowns, and derailments by paying attention to the signs. IF all you experience is chaos, slowing down to receive before a SNAFU is called for. You think you have to swat at the chaos like an annoying insect and get it out of your way, but truly, you just may need to let it land on you. Be still, and watch it take off and leave you without a commotion.
Ask yourself:
What am I too busy to notice?,
is the message in the mess?, is trying to emerge?
What am I too impatient to wait for right now?, and
What matters?
Quite down and receive … it’s ok to do so. You may just make a quantum leap after the message comes through. More is not more nor is it necessarily better. Shhhhhh.
And if you’re in the “SHHHHHH” (as we call it at our house before a full cup of coffee has been imbibed in the morning), try this beautiful meditation I discovered in the Calm App (I don’t get anything for sharing this).
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