The Hidden Strength in Stillness: What Happens When You Simply Sit
Have you noticed how relentlessly functional we have become? Every second of our lives is accounted for. If our hands aren’t busy, our minds are. We scroll, plan, analyze, replay, and fast-forward, anything but pause. Even in moments of rest, the mind sneaks in: What should I do next? How could I have done that better? What’s the best use of this time? We sculpt our present carefully, molding it into a sense of comfort we think we control. Yet, isn’t it strange that the very comfort we strive so hard to maintain demands constant effort? Beneath it all lies a quiet fear, the fear of stillness. Of nothingness. Of the silence that waits when we stop holding the ropes so tightly. We worry that if we let go, if we allow ourselves to simply be - everything will collapse. So, we tie our worth to our doing: to what we fix, to what we contribute, to how we make things better for others. We name it compassion, understanding, acceptance. But the deeper truth? Compassion, understa...