Let’s Call It Strategic Withdrawal
A “retreat” in a military operation almost always has a negative connotation. Our culture and conditioning tells us that to walk away is a form of failure or lack of strength. This is likely why many militaries now use the terminology “strategic withdrawal” to describe a time of intentional pause, or retreat. A strategic timeout that recognizes no one can fight 24/7 and that through taking a break we find much needed rest and healing as well as invaluable time to review strategies and recalibrate. When we spend time to recalibrate, we actually strengthen our position, and we move forward more thoughtfully. We become wisdom in action.
Maybe you are on deck for a “strategic withdrawal.” A time when you gift yourself intentional rest that gives you a panoramic view of your life and the opportunity to regroup, think and set new strategies.
All of us sustain wounds as we journey through life. Work, raising families and relationships while navigating life’s challenges spread us thin. We project a sense that all is well but at some point the stress and challenges emerge as bitterness, anger, jealousy and we move through our days on a treadmill. We have all seen it, someone who is overly stressed snapping a little too frequently and we have all been there.
A personal strategic withdrawal captures positive connotations of retreating and makes business sense in both our personal and professional lives. We pull back from work, busyness, culture, social media, and technology and whatever is not working in our lives or business. We chose to stop standing our ground and laboring on and pretending we do not have a problem and we rest. When we rest, we make space for our mind to think and our heart to open. We create a new path forward that reflects the most intelligent and logical solutions and aligns with our sense of a higher calling. This is the space where wisdom whispers deep in our souls and we find answers and we find ourselves.
Kim Fawcett is the President and Founder of Awaken Your Soul Retreats to learn more about her September 2023 Women’s retreat in Costa Rica www.awakenursoul.net
