Kiera!!! This is so real and refreshing of you to share. Know you’re not alone. The uncertainty in boredom can feel paralyzing. We have an itch to do something or go somewhere, but what, where? We’re stuck, and we can’t seem to get out of our heads and back to where things make sense. Hustle culture tells us that boredom is a sign of stagnation. I would counter that boredom offers us the very space where opportunities are abundant and growth is infinite. It is this stillness out of the ordinary that gives us the freedom to create something extraordinary. It is uncomfortable and antithetical to almost every stage of our socialization, but that discomfort provides us what our hustle culture stifles: a space for originality. No rules, obligations, or expectations. Boredom can breed anxiety and uncertainty, absolutely — but it can just as much be a gift. Allow for it, stay with it, and know you are capable of the extraordinary. You are showing up in the midst of fear, and this is what it means to be brave. <333
Wow, thank you for such an incredibly thoughtful comment. What a helpful reminder that stillness "gives us the freedom the create something extraordinary". You are extraordinary, thank you so much for reminding me of my potential to be too :)
Incredible work, my sweet friend! I resonated with so much of what you wrote. So excited to see what is to come for you!!!!
You are such a gift. thank you, tara.
Kiera!!! This is so real and refreshing of you to share. Know you’re not alone. The uncertainty in boredom can feel paralyzing. We have an itch to do something or go somewhere, but what, where? We’re stuck, and we can’t seem to get out of our heads and back to where things make sense. Hustle culture tells us that boredom is a sign of stagnation. I would counter that boredom offers us the very space where opportunities are abundant and growth is infinite. It is this stillness out of the ordinary that gives us the freedom to create something extraordinary. It is uncomfortable and antithetical to almost every stage of our socialization, but that discomfort provides us what our hustle culture stifles: a space for originality. No rules, obligations, or expectations. Boredom can breed anxiety and uncertainty, absolutely — but it can just as much be a gift. Allow for it, stay with it, and know you are capable of the extraordinary. You are showing up in the midst of fear, and this is what it means to be brave. <333
Wow, thank you for such an incredibly thoughtful comment. What a helpful reminder that stillness "gives us the freedom the create something extraordinary". You are extraordinary, thank you so much for reminding me of my potential to be too :)