Hello Stuck.

Stuck is tension in my shoulders growing stronger by the second. I want to cry. And run around. And never, ever do this thing.

Stuck says “Let’s go shopping. We need envelopes! We can get snacks while we’re out!”

No, not right now. Right now let’s stay focused on this thing.

"We have been working on this all day, it’s time for a break."

Well that’s the thing, we haven’t really been working on it, we’ve been avoiding it.

And that's the end.

I wrote this last week and found it this week.

And it made me realize - I only share my FINISHED un-stickings here. They don't always feel complete, but they feel like a significant step was taken and I know what step to take next, like I feel SOMEWHAT un-stuck at least.

And this one is just... one realization, that I hadn't been WORKING ON the thing all day, I had been WORKING AT AVOIDING the thing all day.

And that realization was A LOT to process.

That was the only step I could take that day.

Just showing up and saying HI to your stuck is enough. It starts to disrupt it. It makes new options possible in the future.

We constantly judge our steps as TOO SMALL. But every step counts!

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