This phrase brings us back to the fundamental value of The Law of Creation.
We often complain about the things that "aren't happening" in our lives. "My business isn't growing." "My fitness isn't improving." "My relationship isn't deepening." We talk about these things as if they are weather events that just failed to appear. This quote removes the mystery: the void in your life is a direct reflection of the action you withheld.
Here is why this perspective is the ultimate cure for stagnation:
1. The Myth of Spontaneous Existence:
Physics teaches us that nothing moves unless a force acts upon it.
In life, you are that force. The book you don't write will never be read. The call you don't make will never lead to a sale. The "I love you" you don't say will never be felt.
If it is not happening, it is usually because you are not doing.
2. The Fear of Failure vs. The Certainty of Nothingness:
We don't do things because we are afraid they might go wrong (Failure).
But by not doing them, we guarantee they won't happen at all (Nothingness).
Doing it imperfectly is infinitely better than not doing it. A bad draft is something; a perfect idea in your head is nothing.
3. You are the Bottleneck:
This is a hard pill to swallow, but it is liberating: You are the reason your life is the way it is.
If you want a different output, you must provide a different input. The world is not holding you back; your own inaction is.
The golden rule: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Zero input equals zero output. It is not bad luck; it is simple math.
As the Roman philosopher Seneca said: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
Reflection on voids: Look at an empty space in your life (no money, no partner, no joy). Don't ask "Why hasn't this happened to me?" Ask: "What is the specific action I have been avoiding that would cause this to happen?" And then, do that thing. Today.