Stop Thinking So Loudly 🎧

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." — Aristotle

There’s a strange relief that comes when we admit something we’ve known all along.

“The mind complicates. The soul simplifies.”

Not figured out… remembered.

We live in a world obsessed with analysis.
Everything must be dissected, justified, debated, proven.

We call it intelligence.
But sometimes, it’s just noise.

I’ve spent entire seasons overthinking things my soul already answered.
Should I stay in this relationship?
Is this job aligned with who I’m becoming?
Why am I feeling anxious all the time?

The mind produced pages of reasoning.
Pros and cons. Narratives and logic.

But the soul…
The soul just said no.

It was clear.
Not cruel.
Not loud. Just… unshakable.

But because it wasn’t wrapped in explanation, I didn’t trust it.

I stalled.
I suffered.
I told myself I needed more clarity when what I actually needed was courage.

Your soul is quiet, but it’s not vague.
It speaks in sensation. In instinct. In an ache that shows up before a sentence forms.

The mind complicates, because if it can keep thinking, it doesn’t have to act.

But the soul simplifies, because it’s not trying to protect your ego.
It’s trying to protect your alignment.

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Inner Work

Ask yourself:

“What have I been trying to make logical… when it already feels misaligned?”

Now write:

“What would I choose if I didn’t need to explain it to anyone?”

That’s the soul speaking.

And it doesn’t ask for permission.

It asks for honor.

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Let’s talk about it.

Have you ever known something in your gut before your brain caught up?

What changed when you stopped rationalizing and started responding?

If you’re ready, share it.

Let’s remind each other that wisdom doesn’t always need to be defended, just followed.

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All in all.

You’re not lost because you don’t know.
You’re stalled because you’re thinking in circles around what your soul already whispered.

You don’t need more clarity.

You need more honesty.

Trust the answer that arrives in silence.
That doesn’t beg.
That doesn’t panic.
That doesn’t need a spreadsheet to be valid.

It already is.

Now walk toward it.

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