Do something by doing nothing

Sometimes in order to achieveve something you want, you have to do nothing. This sounds backwards, yet it's often the most powerful choice we can make.

In order be in loving relationships, we need to let people be as they are. In order to be at peace in the world, we need to accept things will always be changing and allow change to happen. This doesn't mean we shouldn't take action when it is our responsibility, and it means we must learn to distinguish between action and reaction.

Reactions don’t support what we really want. We do something because the discomfort of doing nothing feels unbearable, or because we are addicted to a certain pattern, not because action aligns with our values. We try to fix, manage, control, all in the name of an outcome, when really we're just trying to ease our own discomfort.

Sometimes it is important to stop sitting there and do something. Sometimes it is essential to not do something and to just sit there. Knowing the difference is wisdom.

What would happen if you did nothing where you feel you need to fix right now?