It seems to be the case that taking a step forward is one of the most difficult things to do. Continuing once that first step has been taken is a bit easier, but actually lifting the foot (metaphorically speaking) and moving it ahead, there's the sticking point.
So many things hold us in place. I find excuses all the time, "I don't have the time", "I don't have the money", "I'm too old", etc. And yet I'll never get younger. If I don't move forward I'll soon be older but still in the same place. What's the point in that? Unless I'm in the place I want to be for the rest of my life, and how many of us can say that, I know I need to move.
That leaves choices. How do I move, where do I move? It's interesting to note that when I freely dream of moving forward I can see places I'd like to go or be. Then the lens of "reality" intrudes and the excuses come fast and furious.
The best way to overcome this sense of stuckness is to decide that today I will take one step. It's doesn't have to be an Neil Armstrong step, just a baby step will do. The momentum from that step will spur you onward.
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