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Lingering in the Liminal — The New You Waits
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Some days, it feels like you’re floating through fog. Your motivation is missing in action. Your thoughts feel scrambled, emotions unpredictable. You try to push forward, but even the simplest tasks feel strangely heavy — like wading through spiritual molasses.

And somewhere deep in the background, the question echoes:
“What’s wrong with me?”

But what if… nothing’s wrong? What if you're not malfunctioning or failing, but in transition?

What if you’re not broken, just between lifetimes?

Not literal ones. But energetic ones — phases of self, identity, belief, and purpose. You’ve outgrown an old version of you… but the new one hasn’t fully landed yet. Your soul has pressed the upgrade button, but the download is still in progress.

This in-between space isn’t dysfunction. It’s transformation-in-disguise.

You're molting. Deprogramming. Reattuning.

The stillness, the sensitivity, the quiet ache? They’re not signs of weakness. They’re the sacred signals of an inner migration; from who you were, to who you’re about to become.

Soul Lag Is Real

We talk about jet lag — but not soul lag. That sensation when your spirit is lagging behind your body, or leaping ahead without telling your nervous system. You feel disconnected from the old but not yet connected to the new.

You’re not lost. You’re between stories. You’re grieving what no longer fits, and preparing to hold what hasn’t yet arrived.

This is the sacred fog, where clarity isn’t missing, just germinating.

You’ve Been Here Before, Just Not Like This

This isn’t the first time you’ve shed skin.

But every threshold has its own language. And this one? It speaks in exhaustion, tenderness, disinterest in performative healing, and a growing hunger for something realer than ambition.

Maybe you used to be a planner. A doer. A “make-it-happen-er.” Now? You crave stillness. Simplicity. Sanctuary.

You’re not lazy. You’re listening... deeply, wildly, unusually.

Let that be enough for now.

You’re Not in the Wrong Place, You’re in the Waiting Room of Emergence

You know that weird space at the airport between boarding calls? Where you’ve said goodbye to one place, but haven’t yet taken off for the next?

That’s where you are — in soul terms.

In the in-between. In the chrysalis. In the quiet forge where new wings are formed from silence, rest, and letting go.

You might not know who you’re becoming. But that doesn’t make the process any less holy.

What to Do When You Can’t "Do"

Don’t force the rebrand. Let yourself not know.

Turn down the noise. External input can delay internal emergence.

Treat yourself like you’re healing from surgery. Because in a way, you are.

Ask less “What should I be doing?” and more “What wants to come through me now?”

And most importantly:

You’re not meant to see clearly right now. You’re meant to feel your way forward; slowly, sacredly, imperfectly.

You Are a Bridge Between Selves

You are the chrysalis, not the caterpillar, not yet the butterfly.

You are the prayer between the inhale and the exhale.

And even in this mysterious pause, you are becoming something profoundly real.

Not broken.

Becoming.

A Final Transmission from the In-Between

If it feels like everything is dissolving, if it feels like you’re floating in soup, if it feels like no identity fits anymore…

That’s not failure. That’s alchemy.

You are being melted down into essence.

Not to disappear. But to re-emerge stronger, subtler, and more soul-aligned than ever before.

Trust the pause.

The new self is already forming, and when it’s ready, you won’t have to force anything. It will simply arrive.

Like light. Like wings. Like remembering your name after a very long sleep.

Guiding Echoes

  • “You’re not broken. You’re between lifetimes.”
  • “The fog isn’t failure — it’s transformation in disguise.”
  • “You are not malfunctioning — you are molting.”
  • “Soul lag is real. Let your spirit catch up.”
  • “Your clarity isn’t missing. It’s germinating.”
  • “You’ve outgrown the self you were. The new one is still lacing its wings.”
  • “This isn’t dysfunction. It’s the waiting room of emergence.”
  • “What if your pause isn’t a problem, but a portal?”
  • “Stop judging the fog. Trust the becoming.”
  • “You are the chrysalis — not the caterpillar, not yet the butterfly.”
  • “You’re not late. You’re listening.”
  • “You’re not failing. You’re forming.”