Not every action you take is the right action. Taking action out of urgency or sticking to choices because of illusionary obligation costs you more than you know – only if you keep holding onto it over and over.
In that case, how do you know what's the right action to take? 2 things: Clarity of mind and frequency of how you feel in your body. These 2 things should never be neglected. Action shouldn't be taken solely from mental space of 'logic'. Most times, the lack of alignment leads to burnout. When you follow the same idea of needing to iterate for the sake of iterating, you're spoiling the broth.
I've noticed this very much in business and self. When I panic and take action because it's 'meant to be the right move' – I end up wasting more resources internally and externally. (Ouch) Sometimes I held on because it felt safer and predictable, even though my body and every sensation known to man tells me to let something go. It's been a journey for me to be used to the fact that pivots are normal, thoughts change, which is good – it means growth and evolution, it means you figure out certain things end up not working like how it used to.
Action isn't always consistent in some sense. I have projects I work on in a burst and then suddenly the sensation disappears and trickles away. I leave it on the shelf for a little bit and wait for the response, not 'wait' as in waiting around doing nothing, but the time where there's silence, is where I take to retreat and feel in my body what's the actual right step to take. And that step that comes from the clarity, a nudge that makes me go "YES!" ends up leading to opportunities and pathways unlocking.
Taking initiative is over-celebrated in today's age. Sitting and digesting, allowing yourself to adjust is then regarded as unproductive. Guilt hits, cycle repeats. Panic sets in – "Why isn't anything happening?" - when behind-the-scenes, unbeknownst to you, everything was already on its way at the perfect spot. Because of the misalignment and pain, you end up forgetting that flow. Your energy and processes become disrupted, and what was on its way smoothly to you... falls flat.
When we jump between emotionally reacting to life, trying to change ourselves, then emotionally reacting to the highs and lows... it makes for an incredibly turbulent cycle. You initiate out of fear. You respond out of obligation or desperation. The perceived world will always throw a lot of noise to throw you off guard. What triggers you the most? Bank balances? Silence? Situations?
The more you emotionally react to triggers and assume that THAT stimuli says something about you, you're giving your carnal mind more reason to believe that the world is constantly against you. When we're able to reframe what we see with our eyes as the materialisation of old and previous thoughts and patterns, and view them neutrally rather than jump into always reacting, we will end up being more at peace and stable. Mind you, your life can change in a matter of seconds. A new opportunity. Good news. Sudden acceptance - and all of the old feelings go away.
The less we allow ourselves to be triggered by external stimuli, not assuming things are delayed, or that we are stuck or slow, the better. That requires persistence and a desire to see ourselves and circumstances differently. Not to run and rush to timelines that the world appears to set.