Having the courage to leave gaps. Easier said than done. For a workaholic like me, who rarely lets any opportunity or chance slip by, who finds it hard to tolerate not being fully occupied, and who – to a certain extent – generates endorphins from activity, it doesn’t come naturally to leave any “gaps”.
For a long time, I’ve had plans to slow down my life a little and, on a professional level, to develop new initiatives in the area of personal development. Because I know it fulfills me.
And yet, for a long time, I didn’t just lack the time, but also the motivation, the “spark.” And I know why. Because my batteries were drained, because there were always a thousand things to think about or take care of, and because, when I finally did have time, I collapsed on the sofa.
Creativity, inspiration, and intuition need space. It’s well known that the best ideas often come in the shower, on long walks, or somewhere in nature.
Two long-term projects were coming to an end in 2024, and they leave me with just that, a gap. Which is great – and frightening.
And it is a choice I have been making: to turn down opportunities, to allow emptiness, and to endure the fear that comes with it – and the unknown. Because I know that something has to die in order for something new to be born.
“Find a moment of stillness, give your heart a chance to tell you where you really need to be.” — Dodinsky