I don't want to be stuck anymore...
I know I deserve better. I just don't know how to get out of here.
I think we feel stuck because we’re clenching on, holding tightly, and white-knuckling something that’s no longer aligned with where we’re going.
“Let it go.
Change the channel.
Turn it off.
Unsubscribe.
Unfriend.
Unfollow.
Mute.
Block.
Walk away.
Breathe.”-The Minimalists
At least, that’s been the case in my experience throughout all of my lives.
I’ve felt stuck in relationships, clinging onto the idea of that person or the vision I once had for a future with them. Walk away.
I’ve felt stuck in jobs, white-knuckling what once felt comfortable even though I was drowning in discomfort. Change the channel.
I’ve felt stuck in mindsets, repeating old stories and recycling thought patterns that kept me on a hamster wheel, unable to move forward. Mute.
I don’t know where you’re stuck right now but I do know, for a fact, there is a way out and a way forward. The thing I go back to every single time is vision. Again, I’m not talking about houses and cars - it’s bigger than that. It’s releasing all of the old things:
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