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Tired of Just Doing? Embrace Inaction as an Opportunity to Realign Your Goals

Tired of Just Doing? Embrace Inaction as an Opportunity to Realign Your Goals by Mirra Jensen. Photograph by of a man lying in bed reading by Nathan Dumlao.
Photograph by Nathan Dumlao

Inaction can actually yield powerful outcomes… especially when you focus on what you’re feeling rather than doing.

Monday morning, and I am dragging my feet across the floor, sluggish and resentful. This is not me! I love to work… I love nothing more than finding clarity for what needs to be done and smashing it out and feeling accomplished and proud of how efficiently the task was delivered. But this is not how I feel today. 

Why am I not feeling myself today? Is it something I ate? Did I sleep funny? Am I angry or resentful with someone? What is holding me back today? My to-do list is long and there are plenty of things on it that I enjoy — creative things, helpful things, focused things, and many other things that radiate my true being. But today I

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