The Fog.
Fog on the path is not a wrong turn – today is not the time to do, and that too is the way.
Some days the path is simply fogged in – slow, heavy, nothing moves. My reflex is to read that as a verdict: you're falling behind, do something.
The letter finds the hidden expectation inside that reflex – the belief that only forward is right, that only progress carries you. It stands on ground the letters have walked before, in "Cycles": ebb and flood, phases that don't ask permission. Today, it says, is not the time to do. Not as resignation – as trust.
If your day refuses to move, maybe don't force it to. Read this instead.
Dear traveler,
Your path can sometimes be murky, fogged in and confusing. Hazy. Sluggish and tired. You know what you have to do in these moments! Exactly: nothing. Your despair comes from thinking that only forward is right. That only progress carries you on. There is a hidden expectation in that. A hidden wanting. We have already spoken so much about rhythm, about cycles and about trust. Today is not the time to do. You feel it. So do not fight it. Accept it and be open to what this doing nothing can give you. It belongs to your path just as much. Trust that too.
Thank you for being here.
If something in these letters stayed with you, take it along – think about it, write your own answer, or just let it sit.
And if not today, that's okay too. There's no rush.
Until next time,
– Jan