Nicole Daedone
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February 26, 2025
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Learn to Live on the Axis Between Activity & Stillness

Creativity thrives at the axis where activity and stillness merge.

Stillness alone can drift into lethargy, while constant activity leads to burnout.

But flow—motion aligned with nature—rewards effortless movement.

Most people oscillate between exhaustion and recovery, caught in a stop-start rhythm that drains their power. They either sacrifice stillness to keep up with daily demands or retreat into stillness, only for life’s responsibilities to pile up. This creates a state of internal resistance that makes re-entering creative motion difficult. The gap becomes a traffic jam, depleting the energy that
could otherwise fuel deep work and play.

True creative living happens when we integrate both states, eliminating the resistance of transition. Rather than anxiously awaiting breaks or feeling guilty about inactivity, energy flows
freely into creation. At this level, creativity is no longer something we force but something we are taken by—we no longer want to stop.

Living in this state requires a shift: from managing energy in a linear way to surrendering to nature’s rhythms. When we do, effort and ease become one, and both anxiety and lethargy dissolve.

We discover that the deepest rest comes not from shutting down but from being fully engaged. The only requirement? A commitment to continuous connection—never turning off, never disconnecting from life’s current.

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