You’re Not Lost: You’re Deepening

You thought you were lost again, didn’t you?

Woke up with that strange, sinking feeling — like you’ve drifted too far from shore. Like you don’t recognise yourself in the mirror anymore. Like something important went missing, and you’re not quite sure when or how.

But here’s a truth we rarely say out loud:

You’re not lost. You’re deepening.

The Space Between

There is a space between the versions of you — between the “used to be” and the “not quite there yet.”

It’s a strange place.
Quiet.
Uncertain.
Uncomfortable.

It’s the cocoon, not the wings. The winter soil, not the spring bloom.
The waiting room of transformation.

And in that space, it’s easy to feel like nothing is happening — like you’re stuck or spiralling or failing.
But look closer.

This is the part where the roots grow.

Stillness Isn’t Stagnation

The world doesn’t always honour stillness.
It pushes motion, progress, hustle.
So when your soul asks you to pause — to feel, to rest, to question — it can feel like you’re going backwards.

But deep work often happens in the quiet.

What if the fog isn’t confusion… but protection?
What if the silence is your spirit asking for space?
What if this season of not knowing is the doorway to the most grounded version of you yet?

Let the Deepening Happen

You don’t have to force clarity.
You don’t have to rush into the next chapter just to avoid the discomfort of this one.

The answers will come when they’re ready.
The energy will return when it’s time.
The direction will reveal itself after the descent.

Let yourself deepen.
Feel what there is to feel.
Hold yourself gently, like you would a friend who’s grieving and growing all at once.

A Blessing for the In-Between

If you need words to carry in your pocket today, take these:

May I trust the quiet.
May I release the need to understand it all right now.
May I know that I am not broken, just becoming.
May I remember — I am not lost. I am deepening.

With you, always —
The GEM Team