phoebe

“I call this period inner purgatory. Inner purgatory is the intermediate state between focusing on your inner work and feeling invigorated to take creative action in the world. When you’re in inner purgatory, you desire to accomplish things from an updated perspective, but find it inexplicably difficult. You may struggle with a lack of motivation, inspiration, or energy for external goals, despite knowing that you want more for your life than doing inner work all the time. Activities that once came easily may feel difficult. You may no longer feel like you have the same raw horsepower you once did. You can try to will yourself to push through things, but without the natural force behind you, you eventually exhaust yourself.”