John R. Miles
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You're the fixer.
But stillness?
Stillness is terrifying.
When you stop moving, the noise of the to-do list fades and you're left with the silence of your own head.
And in that silence, questions start to bubble up.
Questions about whether any of this actually matters.
or if you're just running in place.
So what do you do?
You pick up the phone.
You check one more email.
You find one more task to manage.
You use your busyness as a shield.
If you're running 100 miles an hour, you have a perfect ironclad excuse
for why you're not present.
You can tell yourself and everyone else that you're just spread too thin, but the truth is the busyness is a barrier.
It's a way to avoid looking your partner in the eye.
It's a way to avoid the weight of your child's gaze when they're asking for a version of you
that doesn't have a phone in its hand.
Your brain is actually helping you stay stuck.
Inside your head, your nervous system is running a very old program, a program designed to keep you safe.