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What if you're not behind - you're just not aligned?

 

Some people aren’t procrastinating.
They’re pausing because something in them knows it’s not time yet.

Not everyone who hasn’t made a move is lazy, lost, or unclear.
Some are just honest enough to feel the truth and not force it.

 

But here’s where it gets real:
Not all delays are wise.
Some are protective - a nervous system still calming.
Some are intuitive - timing not fully ripened.
But others? They’re avoidance dressed as reflection.

There’s a difference between moving slow... and not moving because you’re afraid to try.
There’s a difference between waiting with awareness... and waiting because you don’t want to be seen starting small.
And sometimes what you call “alignment” is actually just fear - well disguised.

 

This pause is here to hold space for all of it:

• The one who knows they’re not ready
• The one who’s pretending they are
• And the one who secretly wonders if they missed the moment

No judgment. Just truth.

Because the world won’t always wait.
Opportunities close. Momentum dulls. People move on.
But the right timing? The real thing? That only comes when you stop performing for the timeline and start asking what’s real.

This week’s Insight Pause is not here to soothe. It’s here to ground.
To remind you: stillness isn’t always weakness - but it’s not always wisdom either.
Only you know which one you’re sitting in.

Reflection:

• Is your pause rooted in truth, fear, or habit?
• And what would shift if you stopped performing alignment - and actually chose it?

 

 

 

✍🏼 Written by Abigail Richard

Founder of arickard | Coach & Consultant | Author of Self-Love Blueprint & Unbreakable. Supporting leaders and changemakers to regulate their nervous system, gain clarity, and find calm - so they can lead with presence, purpose, and emotional depth.

 

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