Becoming Her: The Power of Inner Stillness
From Productivity to Peace: Discovering Your Worth Beyond Doing
There was a time when I measured my worth by how much I could do.
Seventeen years in clinical hygiene had conditioned me to move fast, stay busy, and constantly check the next box. Productivity became my comfort zone and my disguise. I wore busyness like a badge of honor, but underneath it all, a quiet whisper kept asking, “Is this really it?”
For years, I silenced that whisper with the noise of obligation — the next patient, the next task, the next goal. But the body always knows. Mine was speaking through tension, exhaustion, and a deep yearning for something more aligned with something that felt like peace.
One day, I finally stopped running.
I stopped letting fear or the need for fight or flight dictate every decision. I let myself sit in the stillness I’d been avoiding. I learned to welcome slow mornings, deep breaths, and quiet reflection. It was foreign at first, my nervous system didn’t know what to do without the rush. But over time, that stillness became my teacher.
I began to meet her, the woman beneath the noise. The one who didn’t need to prove, perform, or push to feel enough. The one who could lead from peace and trust her inner knowing.
That’s what becoming her truly means not striving to be more, but remembering who you’ve always been.
Simple Practices for Inner Stillness
Finding stillness doesn’t require a retreat or a major life shift. It begins with small, intentional choices that bring you back home to yourself. Here are a few that helped me reconnect:
1. Slow mornings, no rush.
Before reaching for your phone, place a hand on your heart and take three slow breaths. Feel your body wake up before the world does. Give yourself permission to start your day with yourself, not against the clock.
2. Notice what your body is saying.
Our bodies whisper before they scream. Pay attention to the subtle cues: the tightness in your chest, the fatigue behind your eyes, the sigh that escapes after a long day. They’re not inconveniences; they’re messages.
3. Protect sacred pauses.
Create moments in your day where nothing is expected of you. A walk without your phone. Sitting in your car in silence before heading home. These pauses aren’t wasted time, they're recalibration.
4. Rewrite what “productive” means.
Stillness is a form of productivity. Healing, resting, and reflecting are just as vital as achieving. When you shift that definition, peace starts to feel like progress.
5. Practice self-trust.
The more you honor what feels right in your body, the louder your intuition becomes. Stillness isn’t about doing nothing; it’s about creating space to hear what you already know.
Today, I live with a deeper sense of ease, one that doesn’t come from having it all figured out, but from learning to listen within.
When we allow ourselves to slow down, to feel, and to trust, alignment finds us.
Our body becomes the compass.
Our peace becomes our power.
We stop chasing and start choosing.
We stop proving and start becoming.
And in that stillness, we remember — we were never lost.
We were simply finding our way home.
