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This false dilemma (dichotomy) raises a question: What happens if I don’t run away or back to anything? What if I did absolutely nothing and stayed still? After staying still or sitting on an idea (or decision) for awhile, clarity ensues, if you let it. How long you sit on a decision is your prerogative—compared to others—it’s no race. Sure, it’s good to take action—even in uncertainty—to gauge direction and gain clarity, but it’s also good to know when to chill the f*** out. Rest when our body calls for it and then resurrect your ability to take charge again. It’s easier (and perhaps more effective) to learn and make moves based on how your mind and body are tuned, from a still state.

This raises a question. When making a move, how do you know what’s a calling versus a threat? Perhaps, callings lure you with challenges you love to endure, while threats repel you with an urge to seek safety. You should follow and vibe with who (and what) feel like the former instead of dancing around or following the latter.

All-in-all, running away or back to, are neither right nor wrong. Isn’t the goal to improve our ability to know which paths are more righteous over others? Strengthening that muscle is key and more easily done from being still. Moving with intention and purpose, instead of expending energy going nowhere intimately special. Moving about without this consideration is escaping your truth. Your truth—like everyone else’s, especially in modern times—is masked by insecurities and fears projected upon you throughout life.

You have a choice to consciously unravel and make peace with those insecurities and fears in your own uniquely qualified way, or run away from them indefinitely. Though, the shadow will still follow no matter how fast or far you run. Regardless, life is a constant flux of decisions regarding activities and situations in life. Isn’t it better lived through deeper understanding and connection with yourself? That kind of intimacy sticks with you regardless how you move.

Question is: What’s luring you with challenges you love to endure versus repelling you to seek safety? If you’re unsure, take the time to truly be quiet and still. A still mind is a real mind. Let your mind (and body) unravel so that you can make moves without constantly untangling cords.

In a world that constantly wants you moving, grinding, hustling, and looking around (wondering what’s next), pay attention to what keeps you grounded.

There’s beauty in stillness.

Written by Brian Wonder (Whitfield)