The Space We're Avoiding

 Be honest. When’s the last time you allowed yourself to be bored?

Sure, we get anxious, distracted, and overwhelmed at times.
But instead of sitting with a little discomfort, most of us reach.

For our phones.
For the next task.
For anything that makes us feel like we’re doing something productive.

But here’s a hard truth I’ve had to relearn recently:

Boredom isn’t a void—it’s a doorway to everything you’ve been too busy to feel.

It’s the space between where you’ve been and where you’re going.
It’s the stillness before clarity.

And in a world addicted to striving forward, boredom can be a sacred thing.

Boredom is Not Our Enemy

We’ve engineered boredom out of modern life—as if every idle second should serve a purpose.

And if it doesn’t? Well, most of us will fill it with something that does.

But boredom isn’t as useless as it may appear on the surface.

It’s a signal.

It’s a sign that you’re not present—and chasing something “more” in your mind.
Or perhaps it’s a sign that you’ve been running on autopilot, and feeling bored is nothing more than a realization of that.

Whatever boredom is pointing to—with a little allowance, it can lead to energized clarity.

Boredom isn’t the problem—avoiding it is.

Letting the Chaos Settle

Think of your mind like a snow globe.

When life is constantly shaken—rushing, scrolling, reacting—the flakes swirl nonstop.
Clarity becomes impossible when everything is clouded by movement.

But when you set it down and wait…
The snow begins to fall.
The chaos settles.
And a clear scene emerges beneath the whirlwind.

That’s what boredom allows.
If we pause for long enough, our inner world can become clear again.

The Boredom Experiment

The next time you feel bored, try not to fix it.

No phone.
No music.
No striving for productivity.

Be still for a moment.
Let the boredom bloom.
See what bubbles up.

Is it restlessness?
A long-lost desire?
An outlet you haven’t made time for?

Whatever shows up for you is worth meeting.

This Week’s Journal Prompt

“What have I been avoiding by staying busy?”

I invite you to let this question simmer in the stillness. Then, set a timer for 5 minutes and jot down everything that immediately comes to mind.

You may be surprised by what you connect with.

Gift Yourself Some Stillness This Week

This week, I invite you to embrace boredom.
The mundane. The quiet.
The pauses between all of your doing.

A little stillness won’t slow you down—it will show you the way.

And you may just find that boredom holds a little more importance than you think.

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