KNOWING

Knowing is not enough, we must do what we know.

Despite loving my work and continuously taking steps in the right direction, I have found myself avoiding and resisting my larger goals not because I don’t want to achieve them, but because they still feel impossibly out of reach. It is far easier to spend my time and energy on projects that I can easily check off my list than it is to dig deep and push what feels like a giant boulder up the hill, but is it?!

I can continue to ignore the longing, avoiding the project I feel the most ill-prepared to complete. I can continue to distract myself and to pretend not to know. I can continue to search for other more attainable ideas while at the same time turning my back on myself.

Or I can get out of my own way. I can lean into my own discomfort. I can try (and possibly fail) to bring this unavoidable knowing to life. I can face my fears or fight against them for another 5 years. Either way, this ‘thing’ will eventually find its way.

Reflection Questions

What is your knowing telling you to do?

What is the thing you have been avoiding or ignoring?