Q+A: How can I move forward even when I feel stuck?

In which I take one question and provide 3-ish arrows for your next right thing

Hi Soul Minimalist! We have a LIVE Q+A this week Thursday January 18 at 1 pm ET in our private Instagram group. I will record it for those of you who are unable to be there live. If you haven’t yet requested access to the group and you are a paying subscriber, instructions on how to do that are at the bottom of this post right here.

Once a month or so I host a Q+A here which stands for Questions + Arrows and the whole idea is to take questions I hear from readers and listeners and then bring them into a simple discernment process together.

Here are some past Q+As:

• What counts as a Sabbath practice?

• Is it time to find a spiritual director?

• How can I move through December like a person and not a tornado?

While it may seem more efficient to hear someone else give an answer, it’s more formative to have a question and begin to pay attention to the arrows that lead you to your own answer.

Question: How can I move forward even when I feel stuck?

Arrow 1:

As always it’s good to define your terms. So that’s the first arrow to follow. If your feeling stuck, rather than pushing yourself to move forward, pause and ask the following questions: