I’m tired. I’m moving though. Once I start I know I won’t stop until it’s done. So I make sure I just start. That’s all it is. That initial decision. I’ve already decided though. I’ve already started, the rest is now small decision after another. The pain and discomfort I’ll feel are no different than the one I felt initially when I decided to wake up and get up. If I can do it once I can do it again and again. With repetition comes adaptation. With adaptation comes habits. If I want to make this my new habit I have to repeat this process over and over again until the time it takes for me to decide shortens to nothing. Until it becomes second nature to me.
Once it becomes second nature, the resistance will fade. That inner voice telling you to wait, to rest a little longer, will grow weaker with each decision you make to move forward. That voice, though persistent, can be outlasted. You learn that the only way to silence it is through action, through doing the things that it says you can’t or shouldn’t do. And once you realize that it has no real power over you, that it’s only a fleeting impulse, you gain strength.
You’ll find yourself getting stronger not just physically but mentally too. That moment of hesitation will shrink until it barely exists. You’ll no longer dread the thought of starting. The challenge will remain, but your reaction to it will change. You’ll face it head-on because you’ll know that you’ve already proven to yourself, time and time again, that you can handle it. The uncertainty, the doubt—they’re no match for the momentum you’ve built.
And when you realize you’ve reached that point, when you’ve ingrained this practice so deeply into who you are, something magical happens. You stop fighting the process and start embracing it. The hard moments still come, but they don’t feel as hard. They become part of the rhythm, part of the flow. And with that flow comes a sense of freedom. A freedom that allows you to act without hesitation, to move without fear, to commit without second-guessing.
That’s when you know you’ve turned a corner. What once seemed like a mountain now feels like a hill. The weight hasn’t changed, but you have. You’ve grown stronger. You’ve adapted. And now you’re ready for whatever comes next.
But you can’t get there without those first steps, without facing the resistance over and over again until it no longer has a hold on you. Keep repeating, keep moving, and watch as what once was difficult becomes routine. This is where growth happens. This is where transformation begins.
