THE GRACE OF BEING STUCK

Ah, the delicious feeling of stuckness. Not knowing what to do. That tantalizing feeling of knowing what you want, but not knowing how to get there... or when it will arrive. The death of personal will. How delicious.

Our society doesn’t value the energy of stuckness because it’s uncomfortable and takes us off of the hamster wheel of soulless achievement. But ask yourself, if you dare: what is the value of stuckness? If we are willing to slow down and savor the energy of being stuck, like it’s a fine wine or a luscious piece of chocolate, we discover that its value lies in deconstructing our linear, time-based beliefs on how and when things come to be in our reality.

Stuckness takes our minds off of the well-worn grooves of our usual routine and frees up psychic resources that allow more refined inspirations to flow through us. It’s a leap into the quantum level of reality where past, present, and future are simultaneous dimensions of experience, and thus no striving or regret is necessary.

What if stuckness, instead of being an obstacle to your fulfillment, was an invitation to relax and enjoy life as it is, a deeper fulfillment of the heart free of personal agenda and full of sumptuous mystery? In welcoming the sensations of stuckness, no amount of stuckness can impede the flow of life. Stuckness becomes a sacred pause, a moment to hear the birds outside the window singing their sweet melodies, to feel the scratch of pen on paper, to listen deeply to life.

Trust that the only stuckness you are capable of experiencing is your unwillingness to breathe into life’s unfoldment just as it is right now. Enjoy the pause from the action fully, and bring the energy of that pause into your life of activity. Stuckness reminds us that while it’s wonderful to keep busy and work towards meaningful goals, the sacredness of being must be prioritized and respected if true, lasting happiness is to be embodied.

No one likes feeling stuck. But when you respect the stuckness, allow it to dissolve your small-minded plans and drop into the intelligence of your heart, nothing can stop you.