What do you do when feeling stagnant?

 Someone once told me “if you are not moving - you are regressing.” Many of us find ourselves at this stage right now, whether in our personal, spiritual, career, or mental, we may feel at a point of stillness, sluggish, or heaviness. We are doing things, we are saying things, but nothing seems to go anywhere, productive enough, or aiding us enough to reach the level of fulfillment we desire. We seem to lose the joy and the anticipation to do certain things that we use to have. Tackling each day with enthusiasm and with a driven goal appears far behind us.

Anyone at some point in his or her life experiences this predicament. However, what we do when this moment comes is what set us apart from others. Becoming stagnant may be because we are no longer excited about what we used to be excited before; or our goal or at least this present goal is no longer inspiring.  Another point for our stagnation is the repetitious life with no stops in between. Although we ought to be grateful for the ability to work, and to be active on a daily basis, but at some point our daily routine becomes nothing but a meaningless routine.

So how do we get over stagnation? Think of our life as a computer. Sometimes my computer freezes while I am working, I become frustrated if I am doing something important, I will keep hitting the keyboard hoping to get a better result. Meanwhile, I could easily shut it down and reboot it again for a fresh start and sometimes I even get a better speed. I suggest rearranging your goals, stop and take a deep breath from daily activities.

Sometimes a better way to look at something is by looking at it in a different position. I enjoy rearranging my house furniture because of the new look it provides and because I also find things that I thought I had lost. Take a reassessment of what you want to do in life, maybe you will find that there were things you neglected before that you can use now to achieve your goal and be fulfilled again.

© April 2013 Natacha Michel