I miss writing essays.
I write all day long for work. I come home exhausted and really don’t want to write anymore. But that doesn’t mean I don’t miss it.
But there’s an expression I’ve recently heard. It could be a cliche and I could have been living under a rock, but it has worked for me:
Mood follows action.
And it’s true.
Rarely has anyone wanted to go out for a run if they’re not accustomed to doing so.
Or to pick up a pen and write.
Or to pick up a brush and paint.
Or to pick up a wrench and…wrench.
But for some reason, the action itself begins to transform one’s thinking. The circuits fire, the muscles contract, and the groove is greased. Things fall into alignment and the action gains traction.
And then it’s what you want to do. The ‘bout-to-do-it becomes doin’ it.
When I miss an activity, yet don’t possess the momentum to begin, what I must [or what one must] remember: You’ll want to once you begin. Don’t let right-now you get in the way of later-doing-it you.
Yes, the first mile may be the worst mile.
Inspiration may tarry.
The muscles might not be ready.
The tank needs gas.
But keep at it. Don’t give in to the ease of inaction.
Instead, give in to the future reward of doing.
Of going.
Of making.
Of being the one who goes, who builds, and lives, even when the alternative is the path of least resistance.
Push through the friction of inaction.
Push through the fatigue associated with early onset burnout.
Mitochondria are waiting for you to move so they can give you your groove back.
Your body and mind want you to be pursue your craft—the one that doesn’t pay the bills, doesn’t result in prestige, or doesn’t really “matter” to anyone but you.
You are a more complete “you” for having done the thing when not doing it would have been so easy.
Motion is lotion. Movement is medicine. Doing is being. Making is thriving.
Mood follows action.
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Glad you’re back! The messages in your essays are inspiring! Thanks for continuing to share!