On Days When You Feel Stuck🌿 Why 'Starting Small' Moves Your Heart

I know what I need to do.
I understand.

It's not that I don't have
any motivation at all.

And yet,
for some reason, I can't get myself to move.

Don't you have days like that?

When I look at myself unable to move,

I think, 'I have to try harder,'
'I can't go on like this,'

and the feeling of impatience
just keeps growing, doesn't it?😌

Last time,

when your heart is full of your own concerns, I wrote about
the idea of 'doing it for someone else,' which helps

broaden your perspective just a little bit🌿

That was my previous post📖

However,

even if you want to do something for someone else, there are days
when you yourself are unable to move.

This time, I would like to write about
the idea of 'starting small,' which helps

move your heart and body little by little in such moments😌🌼

🌿 Being unable to move doesn't mean you lack motivation

There are things you need to do, but
you just can't seem to get started.

At times like that,

you might find yourself thinking,
'Is my willpower weak?''Do I lack motivation?'

and feeling that way.

But perhaps,

it is not that you lack motivation, but rather that your first step is simply a bit too big.

When we try to start something,
we tend to think all the way to the finished product.

If writing an article,
we think of finishing the whole piece.

If studying,
we think of completing the entire assigned range.

If working,
we think of clearing away the task right in front of us.

In that way,
we look at the big goal from the very beginning.

Of course,
having goals is important.

However, the larger that goal appears, the heavier that first step can become.

🌿 Trying to advance too much can sometimes stop you in your tracks

When we try to move forward,
we tend to

try to change all at once,
try to do things perfectly,
or try to produce big results.

However,

the more we think,
'I must do this properly''I must finish this to the end'

the more we can end up feeling tired before we even begin.

Even though we haven't done anything yet,
in our minds, we are already trying to run to the finish line.

That makes
both the heart and body feel heavy, doesn't it?😌

What is important at times like that is,

not 'how much can I advance,' but
'how small can I start'

as a way of thinking🌿

🌱 On days when your heart doesn't feel like moving, try starting just a little bit

For example,

🐾 Try working on it for just 5 minutes
🐾 Try opening the document to just one page
🐾 Try finishing just one thing
🐾 Try writing just the title
🐾 Try moving forward just a little bit more than yesterday

Even a small step like that,
I think is enough.

You might feel,

'That's meaningless on its own.'

But when you actually start moving a little,
your heart sometimes slowly follows afterward.

Even though it felt heavy before starting,
by moving your hands a little,

'Maybe I'll try doing just a little more'

is something you might think.

It's not that you can move because you've become positive,
but by moving in a small way,
positivity gradually returns.

Perhaps there are days that follow that order 🌿

✍️ I also can't move when I try to 'do everything'

Lately, I myself have been dealing with,

work and training assignments,
studying for certifications,
and articles for note, etc.,

things I want to do,
and things I have to do piling up 💦

Lining them all up in my head,

'I have to do that too'
'I have to finish this too'

when I think like that,
I don't know where to start...

And before I know it,
without being able to start anything,
there are times when only time passes 💦

At times like that,

Instead of trying to finish an entire article, try just thinking of a title.
Try just thinking of a title.

Instead of trying to finish all your tasks, try just opening the documents first.
try just opening the documents first.

Instead of trying to organize everything, try choosing just one thing you can do now.
try choosing just one thing you can do now.

When you start small like that, I realized that the feelings that had come to a standstill start to move little by little.

What is important is,

perhaps not moving forward a lot at once, but simply nudging yourself forward just a little bit when you were stuck😌🌼

🌿 A small 'I did it' brings the next step

Even if it is a small step, when you are actually able to move,

'I did it'

that feeling remains in your heart.

Even if it is just five minutes, even if it is just one thing,

the fact that you moved forward a little more than yesterday quietly piles up inside you.

And that small 'I did it' leads to feelings like,

'Let's try the next one too'
'Maybe I can move forward too'

that feeling connects to.

Confidence is not something that is born only when you achieve something big.

It is not something that is born only when you achieve something big.

By stacking up the small steps you decided on yourself, one by one,

I think it is also something that comes back little by little🌿

✨ Try making a gentle promise to your future self

If you'd like,
try making just one

gentle promise to your future self.

“I can at least do this much.”

What you try
can be something very small.

🌿 Try sitting at your desk
🌿 Read one page of a document
🌿 Send just one message to someone
🌿 Step out the door for a walk

Instead of blaming yourself for what you couldn't do,
try looking for a step that you can manage right now.

That small step 🐾
will lead to the next one.

Positivity,

doesn't suddenly return
when you've made a big change,

it might be that it quietly returns to your heart
when you start moving in small ways 😌🌿

What is the smallest step
you can take today?

May that step
gently push
your future self forward 🌼

About me (Camellia) 😌

Thank you for reading
until the end this time as well.

In this note,
I write about my experiences with parenting,
work, travel, studying for certifications, and other things

I've noticed in my daily life.


I hope to deliver 'hints for moving forward (seeds 🌱)' to those who are lost in parenting or their own way of life

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