You hit the goal.

You feel directionless.

And your mind starts spinning:
“What now? Was that it? Why don’t I feel how I thought I would?”

That uncomfortable pause after one cycle ends and before the next begins isn’t a problem.

It’s the point.

We treat life like a straight line.
Always climbing. Always building.

But real life doesn’t move in a line.

It moves in cycles.

Stoic philosophy called this the eternal return.
The idea that everything repeats. The same struggles. The same triumphs.

Nietzsche took it further:

He wasn’t talking about time travel.
He meant: Is the life you're building so aligned that you’d choose it again?

That’s a brutal question. But a necessary one.

And long before Nietzsche, the Vedic world already knew this.

They saw life as samsāra—a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. But not just physical. Mental. Emotional. Creative.

And within that cycle, they spoke of ṛta:

You’re part of that rhythm.

So if you feel lost after reaching a goal—
It’s not a sign you failed.

It’s a signal: the last cycle is over.

And something new is asking to begin.

This is the space where you:

• Let go of what no longer fits

• Ask better questions

• Choose a goal that actually matters

The pause isn’t where progress ends.
It’s where it starts again.

So stop trying to escape the stillness.

Use it.

Because when you move again…

You’ll be moving with clarity.

Not just chasing something.

But creating something worth repeating.