You take a breath.
You wait.
You trust the timing.
You let things unfold.
That’s patience —
the soft strength of holding still without giving up.
But sometimes, the pause isn’t peace.
It’s fear in disguise.
And what you call patience
might really be passivity.
There’s a thin line.
Patience is active surrender.
Passivity is silent avoidance.
Patience says:
I trust the timing, and I’ll keep showing up.
Passivity says:
Maybe if I wait long enough, I won’t have to move.
Patience holds tension and breathes through it.
Passivity numbs out the tension and calls it calm.
Patience is choosing stillness.
Passivity is avoiding the risk of motion.
You say:
- “I’m giving it time.”
- “The right moment will come.”
- “No need to rush.”
And sometimes that’s true.
But ask yourself:
- Is the moment not ready — or am I not ready to step into it?
- Am I trusting or hiding?
- Am I waiting for alignment — or waiting for certainty?
Patience is rooted in faith.
Passivity is rooted in fear.
And sometimes they feel the same
— until you realize one is quietly moving…
and the other hasn’t moved in a long time.
This is the Cushy way.
Stillness that breathes forward.
Waiting that’s awake.
Movement, even when it looks like pause.
You don’t have to sprint.
But you do have to stay in motion — even if that motion is your next inhale.
