08/12/2025
Are you afraid to stop? ✋
Once my tourist in Portugal told me “I don’t need a free day by the ocean, otherwise I will start to listen to myself and I don’t need that. I am afraid what I will hear…” So instead of having a chill day near the ocean, she rented a car and went to see things to numb the knowledge that might come with silence. But I need to acknowledge she was honest with herself!
That situation planted a seed in me to rethink the approach to silence.
How often are we afraid to sit in the quiet and listen to what’s underneath the noise?!
We’re taught that movement is progress.
That slowing down is weakness.
That stillness is dangerous.
But what if stopping is the bravest thing you can do?
What if this is the moment your nervous system finally exhales?
What if, by doing less — you return to more of who you really are?
Sometimes, the way back to yourself begins with a pause.
Are you afraid of pause to hear the silence?
#повільно
