Don’t Go Back to Sleep - Sacred Action at the Threshold Where Two Worlds Touch
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep…”
These words from Rumi have been moving through me this morning.
Not as poetry alone —
but as instruction.
Because there are moments in life when you wake up and know.
Not intellectually.
Not conceptually.
But somatically.
You feel it in your chest.
In your gut.
In the atmosphere around you.
Something is shifting.
And the invitation in those moments is not comfort —
it is presence.
The Threshold Moment
Rumi speaks of the doorsill,
the place “where two worlds touch.”
The inner and the outer.
The personal and the collective.
The sacred and the ordinary.
We are living in one of those moments now.
You may feel it as restlessness.
As grief.
As anger.
As exhaustion.
As a quiet but persistent no more.
And when that sensation arrives, many of us do the same thing:
We go back to sleep.
Not literally —
but emotionally, spiritually, relationally.
We numb.
We distract.
We outsource.
We tell ourselves it’s too much, too big, too scary.
Manifestation Isn’t Enough Anymore
We are surrounded by language that tells us to think our way into change.
Align your mindset.
Raise your vibration.
Visualise harder.
And while inner work matters deeply,
there is a missing piece we don’t talk about enough:
Sacred action.
Sacred action is what happens after you listen.
It’s what happens when you don’t just notice the discomfort —
but allow it to inform how you live.
Without action, insight becomes stagnation.
And stagnation quietly erodes hope.
Why We Don’t Take Action
Most people don’t avoid action because they’re lazy.
They avoid action because they’re:
afraid of conflict
afraid of being seen
afraid of getting it wrong
afraid of losing belonging
Or because action would require them to feel something they’ve spent years avoiding.
Disconnection can feel safer than truth.
But it comes at a cost.
Disconnected people:
normalise harm
tolerate what hurts
abandon their intuition
lose their sense of agency
And over time, this doesn’t just affect individuals —
it shapes culture.
Disconnection Is the Root Wound
When we are disconnected from ourselves,
it becomes easier to disconnect from others.
From their pain.
From their humanity.
From our shared responsibility.
This is how bullying becomes normal.
How violence gets minimised.
How cruelty finds justification.
Not because people are evil —
but because they are unmet within themselves.
Connection interrupts that pattern.
When you feel, you cannot look away so easily.
When you are present, you cannot pretend nothing is happening.
Sacred Action Doesn’t Have to Be Loud
Sacred action is not always protest or declaration.
Often it looks like:
telling the truth in a conversation you’ve been avoiding
honouring a boundary you’ve ignored
choosing rest instead of self-abandonment
teaching your children emotional literacy
creating spaces where listening is valued
staying awake to what your body is asking for
These actions matter.
They change the relational field —
and that’s where real change begins.
A Remembering
This is not a call to panic.
And it’s not a call to carry the weight of the world alone.
It is a call to remember.
To remember yourself.
Your sensitivity.
Your capacity to feel.
Your ability to respond.
You don’t have to fix everything.
But you do have to decide
whether you will stay present
when the door is open.
An Invitation
This is why I’m holding a free remembering call this Sunday — a space to pause, listen, and reconnect with what is asking to move through you now.
Not to rush.
Not to perform.
But to respond from truth.
Because the world doesn’t need more noise.
It needs more people who are willing
not to go back to sleep.
If you want to join us or receive the recording you can register here.
Sacred Reflection & Journal Prompts
(Choose one. Let it take you where it takes you, or take your time and connect with them all)
1. The Avoidance Inquiry
Where in my life do I know something wants to change —
but I’m not taking action?
What do I fear would happen if I did?
2. The Disconnection Question
When I feel overwhelmed or helpless, how do I disconnect?
What do I numb, distract from, or outsource?
What might happen if I stayed present instead?
3. The Wound Beneath Inaction
What past experiences have taught me that action is unsafe?
Who or what did I learn to silence myself for?
How is that story still shaping me now?
4. The Threshold Moment
Where do I feel like I’m standing on a doorsill in my life?
What is on the other side of that threshold?
What is one small, sacred step I could take this week?
5. The Remembering
What helps me feel most connected to myself?
How can I return to that place more often —
not as escape, but as grounding?
Here is this weeks podcast, should you want to dive in a little deeper:
Until next time sister, stay well, and remember we are still in the wintering pause, don’t rush too quickly X
