This was fantastic. Never have I read something so eloquently elaborated on than this. I deeply resonate with being trapped in the motion stage, I’m just now leaning in to action, and writing a weekly substack has helped in a way… but wow. I’m saving this post to come back to when I need a reminder! Thank you
Thank you so much, Marco! That’s so kind of you to say. I think writing a weekly substack has definitely helped me snap out of the motion stage as well.
Erin what a beautiful way you just went into my spirit & articulated my whole entire being! Thank you! This has been me too stuck in that Delta between who i think I am & who I’m being. Spoiler alert it’s not the same person. I love the idea of motion & being a Virgo (Stellium at that! ) yes motion is the lotion for me! Hahaha. But action is scary anxiety inducing but what even more scarier being stuck in motion with nothing to show for it but a depleted energy battery.
I also saved this and going to read it over and over. Where it get tricky for me is that action do need some preparation, and that's where I can get stuck, in feeling when it's enough to start the action, and how also action can be part of preparation. I want to start a group of authentic relating, I need to find a venue, prepare an offering, advertise it, pricing it, and this gets me stuck.
Thank you for drilling this into my mind again!! I've wasted so much time ideating and planning stuff, getting high on the inspiration but falling back before taking any real action. I've finally started taking action and there's no better feeling.
I absolutely adored this. And felt sooooo seen, I truly feel the exact same way. Been on the hamster wheel for awhile and I always think “maybe with just a little more information I can finally take the most perfect/right step forward” and if I had just made 2 or 3 wrong steps forward a few months ago, and adjusted, I’d be farther along! Thank you for the great read and great reminder! Cheers to action in the new year!
This is me to a T!! Paralysis by analysis is how I have lived my life. My husband is like yours, he just does it. Meanwhile, I have all my well-intentioned plans laid out and I'm studying and researching, and learning...... Until I finally did it scared. And keep doing it scared. It was AWESOME!! And I made mistakes along the way. But so nice to know I'm not alone in the 3-year process to get something done. Thanks for such a great read.
Loveee. I’m in my year of action, and what you said about courage is spot on. Motion gives us that dopamine high that is so addicting yet doesn’t get us where we actually want to go.
This was fantastic. Never have I read something so eloquently elaborated on than this. I deeply resonate with being trapped in the motion stage, I’m just now leaning in to action, and writing a weekly substack has helped in a way… but wow. I’m saving this post to come back to when I need a reminder! Thank you
Thank you so much, Marco! That’s so kind of you to say. I think writing a weekly substack has definitely helped me snap out of the motion stage as well.
Look at us! Doing the thing! ♥️
Erin what a beautiful way you just went into my spirit & articulated my whole entire being! Thank you! This has been me too stuck in that Delta between who i think I am & who I’m being. Spoiler alert it’s not the same person. I love the idea of motion & being a Virgo (Stellium at that! ) yes motion is the lotion for me! Hahaha. But action is scary anxiety inducing but what even more scarier being stuck in motion with nothing to show for it but a depleted energy battery.
Thank you so much for writing this... wow wow wow did I need to hear it!
Happy it resonated 🤗
I also saved this and going to read it over and over. Where it get tricky for me is that action do need some preparation, and that's where I can get stuck, in feeling when it's enough to start the action, and how also action can be part of preparation. I want to start a group of authentic relating, I need to find a venue, prepare an offering, advertise it, pricing it, and this gets me stuck.
I feel like (from experience) perfectionism gets people stuck in motion more than anything—you probably need less preparation than you think
Thank you for drilling this into my mind again!! I've wasted so much time ideating and planning stuff, getting high on the inspiration but falling back before taking any real action. I've finally started taking action and there's no better feeling.
Thank you for putting in the words I wasn’t able to describe my stage. Now that it be named, I’ll be able to have courage and deal with it
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I absolutely adored this. And felt sooooo seen, I truly feel the exact same way. Been on the hamster wheel for awhile and I always think “maybe with just a little more information I can finally take the most perfect/right step forward” and if I had just made 2 or 3 wrong steps forward a few months ago, and adjusted, I’d be farther along! Thank you for the great read and great reminder! Cheers to action in the new year!
EXACTLY. Glad it resonated!! 🙏
This is me to a T!! Paralysis by analysis is how I have lived my life. My husband is like yours, he just does it. Meanwhile, I have all my well-intentioned plans laid out and I'm studying and researching, and learning...... Until I finally did it scared. And keep doing it scared. It was AWESOME!! And I made mistakes along the way. But so nice to know I'm not alone in the 3-year process to get something done. Thanks for such a great read.
Super especially relevant to me in my very full of motion now. Thank you for that distinction!!!
Loveee. I’m in my year of action, and what you said about courage is spot on. Motion gives us that dopamine high that is so addicting yet doesn’t get us where we actually want to go.