The Stillness of Winter

The stillness of Winter

Has gotten me thinking about being stuck.

I'm working on changing up a few things that I'm struggling to get started with, but I feel so frozen!  Each day I tell myself "This is the Day!" only to lie down at night and realize - I guess it wasn't the day!

So I decided to not make the leap so big, and take the challenge in bite size steps. Perhaps today I just write down what I want to achieve, and take the steps backwards, then baby steps forward.

I'm usually throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks kind of gal, but as I age I feel like I need to be a bit more thoughtful with my big projects, I'm not sure why, but perhaps it's this thing my parents called wisdom as we age. 

Are you also working on a project that makes you feel stuck, or do you want to try something new and fun and you feel frozen?

I'm not a habit master, so I'm not here to tell you how to do it, but I do know looking at the bigger picture may help and then back it up to small steps so it doesn't feel so overwhelming.

I wrote this musings, then I headed off to a hike. As I was traversing ice and rocks and snow, I realized many of my steps were big and many of my steps were small. It was a reminder that as I journey through these projects many of the steps will be small and slippery and many of the steps will be large and I'll make great progress. I also was aware that being quiet, in nature, and walking was a great way to clear my mind and gain clarity and creativity. Yes, the sun sure did help!

We know the ice will start to melt and the trees will begin to bloom, so perhaps we take a cue from mother nature and go slow, and move with baby steps to break out of the frost.