Originally Posted by
Recovering2 
There's a great saying I heard in AlAnon. You know the old saying "Don't just stand there, do something?" Well in AlAnon I heard, "Don't just do something, stand there!" Meaning we don't always have to do something, we don't have to react to everything. It's okay to do nothing when faced with a problem, take the time to figure out what feels right for you.
This is such a great reminder - that it is okay to do nothing until we figure out what is right for us. I am so used to "reacting" that I do not know how to act. Taking time out helps me do that.