Inner conflict
Four words to return to peace.
Return to Peace My heart says “Keep showing up.” My mind says “It’s too much—” "You're not doing enough." Is this laziness or fear? What does the Spirit of wisdom say “Go at your pace." Hmm. Go at your pace. Go at your pace.
The hyper-achiever in me speaks up— “You’re not doing enough. You better get going.” My inner judge (Aunt Phoebe) starts squeaky in, “Are you sure you want to do this?” and “It’s too much.”
I laugh now, but it’s easy for me to get caught up with the swirl of voices in my head telling me I’m not doing enough or I should stay home—who wants to hear from me? (this of course comes after my speaking presentation last week—interesting)
I’m aware. I can choose to listen to a more powerful voice— my Spirit of wisdom. It’s amazing how four words, Go at your pace, shifted my entire being. I don’t have to keep up with anyone else.
May today you find a pace that suits you.
Oh this is a good one for me. At 71, I still walk the same 30 minutes a day, but I don't often get as far as I used to. So I say "I'm just meandering today. " I think of Dory the 🐟 fish, and say, "Just keep moving, just keep moving..." Pushing Arthur 🫸 away from me!
I like your Four words! May I borrow them sometimes?
'Go at your pace' really resonates with me, Julie. It's hard to remember sometimes, right? I'm very much an all-or-nothing person - I'm either going full-tilt at whatever new thing of the moment has grabbed my attention (and, in the case of my inevitably short-lived running career, getting injured literally every time I left the house in training shoes), or I'm doing nothing due to fear of failure! I yearn for a happy medium, honestly!
Dad has always told me - and still tells me these days, too, for which I'm very grateful - 'Plough your own furrow'. I take that with me always.