Dr.Paul D. Fitzgerald

This is not the end.
It’s the inhale…
before your next beginning. 🌿

Where in your life are you being invited to let go—so something new can begin?

It’s room.
It’s holy ground.
It’s the place where your voice finally echoes back to you.
It’s where you meet yourself—
not as a role, but as a soul.

Sometimes we cling not out of love,
but out of fear of the unknown next.

But the truth?
“What’s next” isn’t absence.
It isn’t death.
It isn’t a void.

But what if that silence isn’t punishment…
but space?

✨ Space for breath.
✨ Space for healing.
✨ Space for your life to begin again.

That silence that follows release?
We mistake it for abandonment.
We call it emptiness.
We wonder if we’ve done something wrong.

But, what if ...

We hold on to the familiar—
even when it hurts,
even when it hollows us out.

Not because we love it,
but because we’re afraid of what comes after.

But, what if ...

The ache you’re feeling may not be a problem to fix.
It may be grief asking to be felt,
honored,
and released.

You may be grieving a version of yourself.
A dream that died.
A relationship that changed.
A truth you can’t unknow.

Grief doesn’t mean something’s wrong with you.
It means you’ve loved.
It means you’ve lost.
It means something mattered.

Sometimes what you’re feeling
isn’t confusion… or resistance… or even fear.

It’s grief.

Grief doesn’t always look like loss.
Sometimes it looks like fatigue.
Or numbness.
Or the fog that rolls in when something precious has shifted.

Wisdom for the Journey – Day 15: Sometimes the Ache Is Grief
Sometimes the heaviness isn’t confusion.
Or fear.
Or resistance.

It’s grief.

Today’s Quote:

The ache you’re feeling may not be a problem to fix –
it may be grief asking to be felt.
– Paul Fitzgerald, DMin

www.pauldfitzgerald.com/why-dont-i-t...

It’s waiting on the other side of your next “well, no wonder.”

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You don’t have to cross the threshold alone.

Your next level isn’t out of reach.
It’s waiting ....

5/ Self-trust isn’t built by forcing yourself to “just decide.”
It’s built by understanding why decision-making feels so risky in the first place.

In my latest blog, I walk through:

Why this shows up

The hidden cost of staying stuck

A gentle, effective path back to aligned decisions

4/ Try this shift:
Instead of asking “What’s wrong with me?”
Ask: “Well… no wonder.”

No wonder I hesitate—my system thinks it’s protecting me.
No wonder I don’t trust my instincts—I learned to silence them to stay safe.

This single shift turns judgment into compassion—and compassion into movement.

3/ You are not broken. You are blocked.

And blocks aren’t permanent.
They are signals.
Invitations.

To pause.
To listen.
To return to your inner clarity.

And here's one phrase that can open the door:

2/ This isn’t about weakness.
It’s about wisdom—misapplied.

Somewhere along the way, your nervous system learned that shrinking, pausing, or doubting was the safest path forward.

That protective strategy helped you survive.

But it may now be blocking your ability to lead, grow, and move forward.

Why is it so hard to trust yourself—especially in the moments that matter most?

You’re standing at a decision point.
Your body tightens.
Your thoughts spiral.
And clarity feels miles away.

But what if the problem isn’t indecision... but protection?

🧵 A thread

There is a voice beneath the noise –
and it still knows your name.

If you listen,
it may not tell you what to do,
but it will remind you how to be.

From my heart to yours.

But beneath all that static -
there’s another voice.

It doesn’t shout.
It doesn’t perform.

It simply remembers.
It remembers who you are,
before the pressure.
Before the roles.
Before the shame.

We’re surrounded by noise.
Constant input.
Constant urgency.
A hundred voices a day, all demanding attention.

And sometimes, we think that’s normal.
We assume that stillness is unsafe.
That silence means we’re missing something.

Wisdom for the Journey – Day 9: The Voice Beneath the Noise
Stillness can feel unfamiliar -
even dangerous - when we’ve been surviving in motion.
But beneath the noise, there’s still something sacred speaking.

There is a voice beneath the noise –
and it still knows your name.
– Paul Fitzgerald

Clarity doesn’t always whisper.
Sometimes it kicks the door in -
not to harm you,
but to free you from pretending.

You are not broken. You are blocked. Let's clear the way to create the life you were always meant to live.

And the thing is -
you may have been praying for insight.
But when it comes, it might show up in the form of a disruption.

A conflict.
A collapse.
A confrontation you didn’t see coming.

That doesn’t mean something’s wrong.
It might mean something’s finally getting real.

We like to imagine clarity arriving like a sunrise.
Warm. Gentle. Quiet. Beautiful.

But truth doesn’t always whisper.

Sometimes clarity arrives like thunder.
A sudden jolt that shakes you awake.
A moment when what’s false just can’t survive anymore.

Wisdom for the Journey – Day 7: Clarity Doesn’t Always Whisper
Clarity doesn’t always show up with comfort.
Sometimes it shows up with fire.
Sometimes it interrupts everything.

Here's Today's Reflection:

Clarity doesn’t always whisper –
sometimes it kicks the door in.
– Paul Fitzgerald, DMin

I can help you release emotional blocks and return to the clarity, confidence, and life you were always meant to live. www,pauldfitzgerald.com

When you stop performing for love -
you begin to notice it’s been waiting for you all along.

That quiet, steady kind of love.
The kind that doesn’t need you to be anything but whole.

.You are not broken. You are blocked. Let's clear the way forward

At some point, you begin to wonder -
What if the love I’m working so hard to earn… has already been trying to find me?

What if love doesn’t require performance -
only presence?

Be agreeable. Be competent. Be helpful.
Be what others need - maybe then you’ll be loved.
Maybe then you’ll be safe.

But love like that always comes with a cost.
It’s not free. It’s conditional. And it never quite lands.