Lazy… or just not quite awake yet?”

Let’s be honest: we all get lazy. Not just spiritually. We get lazy in body, in mind, in love, in responsibility, in honesty. Lazy with our words. Lazy with our listening. Lazy in how we treat others and ourselves. Sometimes we dress it up as “self-care,” sometimes as “boundaries,” and sometimes we just call it Tuesday.

There’s the classic kind of lazy, the “I’ll get up in a minute” variety. Pajamas at noon, dishes in the sink, the grand plan of “later.” And that’s fine, sometimes !! Bodies need rest. The nervous system needs kindness. Laziness here is just the body saying, “I need a moment.” No shame.(🥴)

Then there’s intellectual laziness : not asking questions, not doing the reading, not thinking critically. Preferring slogans over substance. It’s easier to shout than to sit in uncertainty. Easier to follow the loudest voice than to pause and ask: “Is this true?”

Then we have emotional laziness where we stop checking in with ourselves. We avoid the hard feelings. We ghost the inner child. We scroll instead of feel. We say “I’m fine” when we’re actually a blender of grief and old soup.

And don’t forget relational laziness …the kind where we stop making effort with the people we love. We assume they’ll just “get it.” We stop asking how someone really is. We stop apologizing. We let the distance grow and say, “Well, they didn’t reach out either.”

And then… there’s spiritual laziness. The sneakiest one of all.

The kind that says: “I know the words, I don’t need the practice.”

The kind that scrolls past today’s ACIM lesson and says: “Love and Light” instead.

The kind that waits for a miracle, but never clears the space for one to land.

The ego loves all forms of laziness, because they prevent awakening. They say, “Stay asleep. It’s cozier here. Don’t change.”

But laziness, like all things, is just a story. A pause in disguise. A mirror asking, “Are you ready now?”

The Course has whispered it for decades:

Forgiveness is not difficult, but it does require willingness.

So whatever your flavor of lazy today, whether it’s dishes, dreams, or divine detachment, just notice it. Smile at it. Don’t judge it.

And maybe, just maybe… take one small step.

Ask one question. Open the book. Speak one word of truth.

Because awakening doesn’t require you to be perfect. Just present.

No coffee required. No guilt.

Just willingness.

With love and light,

G.

By Gonny

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