Lately, the same conversation keeps showing up.
And something keeps standing out.

A lot of people are starting to notice signs that something is “off”.

Life is good.
The job is going fine.
The pay is solid.
Performance reviews are strong.

On paper, everything looks good.

And yet.

There is this slow, emerging discomfort.
Restlessness.
Anxiety or frustration.

Sometimes it’s boredom.
Sometimes it’s just heaviness.

What struck me most is how hard it is to describe what they are feeling.
And even harder to pinpoint where it’s coming from.

The tension usually sounds like this:

“I know I should be grateful.
And I am.
But I’m also starting to sense that something about my role or career path isn’t quite right, even if I can’t fully articulate what or why yet.”

And sitting in between those two truths is guilt.

If you’re experiencing this, I want you to know something.
What you’re describing is a typical pattern that shows up when you’ve been misaligned for long enough.

The voice is quiet at first.
You might not even notice it.

But the longer you sit in that space, the louder it gets.

Feeling this way doesn’t mean you’re broken.
And it doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful.

It means you’re human.
And your system is reacting to something that no longer fits.

One thing I’ve learned, through my own experience and through my time working with people navigating this, is that the discomfort usually doesn’t disappear on its own.

You can quiet it for a while.
Switch jobs.
Take a vacation.
Try something new.

But until the root cause is addressed, it comes back.

The fact that you’re even becoming aware of it is a good sign.
It means you are starting to pay attention.

If this resonates, it may be worth sitting with and exploring what alignment actually means for you.