04/14/2026
I was sitting down to work yesterday with full intention… and then caught myself in a pattern.
I had a list. Emails to answer, things to send, a post to write.
But the day had already been full. Dropped the kids off, oil change, took a call, Menards for the remodel, lunch with my husband talking life and business, DMV… then finally home with a small window to work.
And that’s when it hit.
Not confusion… but that low-level pressure of needing to pick something and start.
So I did what I always do before I work. I went to music for a few minutes.
That’s intentional for me. It brings more joy into my work and helps regulate me before I start.
But today, I stayed there longer than I needed to.
Not because I didn’t know what to do next…
but because shifting into work felt like more than my system wanted to take on in that moment.
So instead, I stayed where it felt easier.
I had to actually stop and interrupt it.
Slow my breathing down.
Pay attention to what I was feeling in my body.
Let that settle before trying to move forward.
It’s subtle.
But I wasn’t stuck because I didn’t know what to do…
I was avoiding the discomfort of starting.
And it’s the same pattern I see show up in my life and in so many others.