Start

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. -Francis of Assisi


Dear Friends,


I’m sure I’m not the only person who, when thinking about something in my life that needs to get started…perhaps something that is large and important and overwhelming…gets overwhelmed and stuck with an inability to start said project.


When it comes to movement practices specifically, I’ve always said that, in my personal opinion, I think folks should start by finding something they like and do it, and if they can’t find anything they like, find something they hate the least, and do that...and I think equally important, folks should start small, start short, start with 5 minutes, 10 minutes. Even so, even if we start with something we don’t hate, even if we start with something short, sometimes the hardest part is still simply starting…or starting again.


I think for many of us, when we inevitably end up stuck because of the overwhelmingness of something big, our tendencies for negative self-talk suddenly rear their ugly heads…but I wonder how it might feel in our bodies if we choose to combat that negative self-talk, if we choose to build ourselves up instead of tearing ourselves down when we’re feeling stuck.  I wonder if, instead of drawing us deeper into that place of stuck, it might give us the little push and motivation we need to start moving in the right direction.


My dear friend, if you’re feeling a little stuck today, I hope you’re able to speak sweetly to yourself…and perhaps move a little further towards a place of unstuck.


Have an amazing week, my friend.


Love
Krista