Can we talk about that full moon last night? I am choosing to blame it for the following: (1) My lack of sleep, (2) My sudden interest in escaping to an Aurora island, (3) The aggressive honesty of my 2 a.m. thoughts.
It sat in the sky like a giant flashlight over everyone’s unfinished business, especially my own. Snow glowing, tree branches outlined, shadows everywhere. It felt less like “night” and more like the universe had turned on the overhead lights and said, “Alright. Be honest. Is this your life, or just your schedule?”
Something about that kind of moon does not ask gentle questions. It quietly drags things out of hiding:
-Am I actually happy in this job, or just very competent at surviving it?
-If this relationship was a project, would I renew the contract?
-Is this place, this routine, this version of me still the one I would choose on purpose?
Daytime you has emails, meetings, plans, pets, deadlines.
Nighttime you has a glowing sky and a brain that suddenly wants to redesign your whole existence.
Whether you call it professional or personal development, under that kind of moon it feels more like curriculum written in pencil.
That temptation to run vs. the choice to stay.
Big moon energy makes running away sound very reasonable.
You picture a new role, new team, new location, new you…
Then the sun is back, the coffee is poured, and reality files in; paycheck, health insurance, people who rely on you, parts of your work and life that you genuinely love.
So, you stay; sometimes because it is right, sometimes because it is familiar, and sometimes because deciding feels easier than drifting.
The real question is not “Should I quit,” its “What part of my life is quietly asking for a revision” and “What would it look like to grow on purpose, not just by accident?”
So, did the full moon pull on you too?