They say limbo is where souls wait—caught between life and the afterlife, unfinished business, no clear direction. But I think a lot of us live in limbo every single day. Fully alive but not really living. Stuck in routines that drain us. Relationships that confuse us. Mindsets that keep us small. Hoping things will shift without actually shifting anything.
“The true definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”
We’ve all heard that one. But when it hits? It hits. Because limbo isn’t always dramatic or loud. Sometimes it’s quiet. Familiar. Predictable. Sometimes it looks like going back to the same person hoping this time they’ll love you right. Or telling yourself you’ll set boundaries and then shrinking again when things get uncomfortable. Or saying you’re ready for more while clinging to what’s already expired.
Limbo is seductive like that. It makes you feel safe in the cycle. But it’s not safe—it’s stagnant. It tricks you into thinking time will do the work for you. That growth will happen while you wait. That clarity will come without confrontation. But truth is, nothing changes if you don’t. And no one’s coming to pull you out of the middle. That’s on you.
I’ve lived in that limbo. I’ve returned to the same pain, replayed the same chapter like I didn’t already know how it ends. I’ve begged life to surprise me while refusing to let go of the familiar. But healing doesn’t live in repetition. And peace doesn’t come from pretending you’re okay in places that don’t honor you.
Living in limbo isn’t living at all—it’s postponing the life that’s waiting on the other side of your own bravery. And yeah, the unknown is terrifying. But doing the same thing forever? That’s a slow death. Of spirit, of joy, of self.
So maybe today, you don’t have to have all the answers. Maybe you just stop choosing the things that keep you in the loop. Maybe you finally ask yourself:
Am I waiting? Or am I hiding?
Because one will get you through the storm.
The other will keep you in the rain
