Make the move

Ever noticed how a problem feels biggest when you’re just… staring at it?

It looms.
It grows teeth.
It becomes this shadowy, shapeless thing in your head.

But the second you start working on it, even if it’s messy, even if it’s slow, the fear begins to dissolve.
Because fear feeds on inaction.
And action starves it.

Send the first email.
Make the one phone call.
Write the opening line.
Take the tiniest, most imperfect step you can think of.

You don’t have to fix it all today.
You just have to move towards it.

Because once you’re in motion, you’re no longer frozen in the story your mind made up about how impossible it is.
You’re showing yourself — in real time — that you can handle it.

Fear hates that.
And your nervous system loves it.

So if there’s something you’ve been circling, overthinking, avoiding…
Stop staring.
Start moving.
Even if it’s clumsy.
Even if it’s just one inch forward.

Action doesn’t just solve problems.
It soothes the soul.

🩷 Mary-Anne
Optimising For Happiness