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Tamara Doerksen

Sometimes you have to stop mid-dance

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

The Purpose Dance Has Many Moves

This week I was mapping out the rest of my year—planning how to move forward with the many paths I’m walking: my business, the podcast, Lonny’s Smile, the retreat work, learning, creative projects…

And somewhere in the middle of it, I lost the joy.
My body let me know before my brain did: aching jaw, sore eyes, a full-body hum of anxiety.

Even though the pressure to keep going was loud, I knew the only right move in that moment was to stop.
Not to reorganize. Not to push harder.
But to rest. To reset. To go down to the water and get quiet.

It made me think about that Jeanne Beker quote from last week:

“I continue to dance as fast as I can.”

Jeanne’s a trailblazer—fearless and tenacious—and there are times when fast dancing is exactly what the moment calls for.
But sometimes?

You need to pause mid-salsa.
Trade the tap shoes for bare feet in the grass.
Switch from a breakdance to a sway in the breeze.
Or simply sit down and let the music carry on without you for a little while.

What I’m learning (again):
A purpose-driven life isn’t one tempo.
It’s a whole playlist.
And knowing which rhythm you need right now—even when it feels counterintuitive—is a powerful kind of wisdom.

What’s your rhythm this week? A cha-cha? A slow jam? Total silence?
Reply and tell me—I’d truly love to know how you're moving through it.

Here’s to finding our rhythm,

Tamara

20 Allister Avenue, Toronto, ON M1M3K9
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Tamara Doerksen

I'm here for the big-hearted dreamers carving out wildly multi-passionate lives. As co-host of the Rooted in Purpose podcast and a Purpose Guide, I share inspiring stories, real talk, and practical tools to help you build a career that fits all of you.

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