05-09-2026

Hey friends 🤍

Lately I’ve been attending a networking group here in San Diego called The In-Betweeners.

It’s a group for people in transition.

• Some are between jobs.
• Some are between relationships.
• Some have moved to a new city.
• Some are rebuilding after a major life shift.

When we went around the table and everyone shared their story, I noticed something interesting.

Several people used the same word.

Rut!

• “I feel like I’m in a rut.”
• “I’m trying to get out of this rut.”
• “I don’t know how long this rut is going to last.”

It struck me how quickly we label any slower season of life as something negative.

If we are not moving forward fast enough, we assume something must be wrong.

If things are quiet or uncertain, we call it a rut.

But what if it is something else entirely?

When it was my turn to speak, I offered a different perspective.

Most of us have been conditioned to believe that constant motion equals progress.

• Keep going.
• Keep producing.
• Keep pushing forward.

But nature does not work that way.

There are seasons for planting; seasons for growth, and seasons for harvest.

And there are also seasons where things appear still on the surface, even though important work is happening underneath.

Transitions are uncomfortable because they live in the space between identities.

You are no longer who you were.
But you are not fully who you are becoming yet.

The nervous system does not love that space.

• It prefers certainty.
• It prefers labels.
• It prefers momentum.

So when life slows down, the mind tries to interpret the pause as failure.

But often the pause is simply preparation.

Rest is as important as motion.

Integration is as important as action.

And the space between chapters is often where the most meaningful shifts begin.

If you find yourself in one of those places right now, you might consider a different question.

Not “How do I get out of this rut?”

But instead:

Q: What might be quietly preparing you for launch?

With curiosity,

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