Christmas Day is often filled with light, joy, and celebration—but for many, it can also feel surprisingly quiet, heavy, or numb.

If today feels flat instead of festive, you’re not broken. There’s a name for that experience—and it’s more common than we talk about.

Has your performance at work or school been suffering? Have you been feeling stagnancy in important relationships? Have you been struggling to want to celebrate the holidays?

That experience is often called apathy.

Apathy, in and of itself, is not bad. We all feel that way at times.

However, letting feelings of apathy paralyze you or keep you from doing the things that you know you should do… well… that’s a different story.

You may be experiencing apathy if:

• You feel indifference in situations when you would normally feel emotions—positive or negative.

• You find yourself neglecting your responsibilities, despite potential negative consequences.

• You’ve been neglecting your own needs (hygiene, exercise, healthy eating, proper sleep, etc.)

• You experience difficulty starting and/or finishing normal everyday tasks, including chores and homework. 

• You have stopped engaging with others and seem disconnected and even uncaring. 

• You feel little—if any—motivation to complete goals or make necessary changes in your life.

• You’ve lost interest in the things you once loved and enjoyed. 

• You feel fatigued and have low energy.

• You feel like you are empty inside.

Apathy can be caused by low self-esteem, trauma or tragedy, difficult changes, new circumstances, overwhelm, burnout, and/or feeling stuck. 

If you are experiencing any of the above—in any area of your life—I would strongly encourage you to do the following:

1. Pray and ask for help and guidance.

2. Sit down and figure out why you are feeling this way. 

3. Pay attention to your thought patterns. If you find them leaning toward negativity, focus on replacing them with positive thoughts. 

4. Ask yourself what about your situation is changeable. There is always something you can choose to change, even if it’s your attitude about the situation.

5. Make a plan to create progress, and find someone to help hold you accountable.

6. Take action everyday, even if you can only start small.

7. Clear emotions tied to apathy. (There’s a dose of enlightenment below to get you started.)

The beautiful thing about Christmas is that it reminds us what apathy tries to erase: hope still arrives—even when we feel empty.

Light doesn’t wait for us to feel motivated or joyful. It comes anyway. And once it’s invited in, it gently begins restoring what went quiet inside.

You don’t have to stay stuck living in apathy. It’s not easy to pull yourself out, but it’s absolutely doable. And it’s so very worth it!

Remember, you don’t have to do it alone. God will help you. Jesus will help you. And I’m willing to bet there are plenty of good people out there willing to help you too. You just need to be vulnerable enough to ask.

If today feels like the right moment to begin again—even quietly—it’s time, my friend. 

If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or emotionally flat, see the dose of enlightenment below. 

Love from Jac

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Since we promised to treat you to an extra dose of light in your inbox, we include a Dose of Enlightenment for you at the end of each newsletter. We value your agency, so it’s up to you whether or not you receive it!

This Dose of Enlightenment is a frequency equation meant to clear a hidden and trapped emotion that you’ve been holding onto. 

If today's emotion is one that we have already cleared, know that we are addressing a different layer or situation this time.

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Today’s emotion is: apathy

How does this emotion apply to you? For best results, ponder this question and identify how apathy applies to you.

Dose of Enlightenment: 49 + 951 = E

Say it out loud with intent: “forty-nine plus nine-fifty-one equals enlightenment.”

Breathe. Let it go. Feel the shift. Allow your body to be filled with light.


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The Doses of Enlightenment come from the M: Collaborations with the Divine Doctor book by Jaclyn Taylor. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet and want to learn more about how this works, you can get one here: 

https://intrinsicallyawaken.com

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