Breaking Free of the Circle of Death

The Soul-Smothering Hypnotic of Routine

Earlier this week, while working with a client, she blurted out something that stopped me in my tracks:

“My whole life is just…… a circle of death.”

She had just realized how everything in her day-to-day existence was on repeat. She woke at the same time, ate the same meals, drove the same route, did the same workout, and went to bed at the same hour—day after day after day. No surprise. No aliveness. Just routine.

And in her words, I felt the searing truth.

I flashed back to my own life — before my awakening — and how accurate that description was. My own days felt like they were on autopilot until a breast cancer diagnosis shook me awake. That shocker forced me to see how much of my life was on repeat auto-pilot and how little I was actually living.

We humans are creatures of habit. Our ego craves safety, security, comfort, and control, so it lulls us into the numbing rhythm of sameness. Here, it knows its way around. It feels able to navigate anything because it’s all so familiar. But after a while, that sameness can feel suffocating, like being alive but not really living.

Recently I’ve been seeing some things on line that says we don’t need to get out of our comfort zone to grow. I don’t agree with this at all. I’m not saying to scare the crap out of yourself or make a risky move that could put you in jeopardy, but we cannot grow if we confine ourselves to everything we already know.

Why We Crave More

Perhaps this is why so many of us love to travel — to break out of the familiar. When we step into a new space, our senses come alive. We feel expanded. Our spirit wakes up. It requires us to bring a greater level of Presence and awareness. The stuff our soul is made of!

The truth is, our psyche — our soul — not only needs growth and expansion. That is the single biggest reason we came! We took embodiment and came here to planet Earth to evolve. And routine, when left on auto-play, can become the very thing that stunts us.

The “circle of death” is so fitting because routine really does smother the soul.

“Your soul isn’t here for safety — it’s here for expansion. Every small choice to disrupt routine is an invitation back to life.”

How to Break Free

Here are a few simple ways to interrupt the loop and bring yourself back to life:

1. Begin with awareness. Slow down. See your world as if for the first time. Embody curiosity and wonder. Get curious. Be interested.
2. Disrupt your routine. Sit in a different chair at the table. Drive a new route to work. Order something unexpected off the menu. Change up how you get ready in the morning.
3. Engage with Presence. As you do these small shifts, notice your senses awaken. Feel for the glimmer of aliveness. Be the witness witnessing.
4. Fully feel your feelings. If feelings surface, don’t push them away. Welcome them. Be with them. Allow them. They are not your enemy. They remind you that you are alive!
5. Get out of your comfort zone. Cross the threshold of what you already know. Be daring enough to take a risk. I can illustrate the benefits of this in my minicourse, Unlock Your Highest Potential.

The Deeper Truth You Know

As Divine Beings on an epic human adventure, we are always creating — whether consciously or unconsciously. Sometimes we even stir up drama or crises because we’re unconsciously bored with our routines. It may be the soul’s way of saying, Wake up. Pay attention. There’s more here.

So my invitation is to look at your own life: are you truly experiencing it, or are you running in circles that feel safe but stagnant? How can you shake it up a bit? Are you willing to try something new just to change it up?

Your soul is not here for safety alone. It is here for expansion, growth, and aliveness. You’re the only one who gets to answer that call.

TAKE ACTION: If you’re ready for a loving wake-up call — before life creates one for you — we invite you to explore the landscape of your life and what might be calling for expansion. Together in a complimentary Soul Clarity session, we’ll uncover what your soul is longing to transform. You’ll leave with insights, clarity, and a renewed connection to the wisdom already within you.