Les Douces

Some thoughts from this morning…
I don’t know if this is true for everyone, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about lately.

Why do we avoid doing certain things even when they’re small, simple, and could’ve been done weeks ago?

I’m not talking about big life decisions.
More the little things: a message you haven’t replied to. A work task that keeps getting carried over to the next day.
Something that, on paper, would only take five minutes but you just can’t bring yourself to do it.

And then, on the other hand, there are things that feel easy. You just flow through them. No resistance.

So why are some tasks so light to carry,
and others feel like they weigh ten times more than they should?

Maybe it’s because some things are simply not meant for us.
Not aligned with how we function, what excites us, what we believe in.
They belong to a version of life that doesn’t feel quite true anymore.
And maybe we sense that deep down.

Or maybe some things feel heavy because they ask something from us.
They stretch us.
They ask us to show ourselves in a way we’re not used to.

That email you haven’t written? That presentation you’ve been putting off? That phone call you don’t want to make?
Maybe it’s not because it’s “not your thing.”
Maybe it’s because doing it would mean taking a step closer to the version of yourself that wants to grow.
Wants to be seen. Wants to expand.

That there are two kinds of resistance.
One that protects us and one that challenges us.
And it’s not always easy to tell the difference.

But maybe one way to check in is to gently ask yourself:
If I did this thing how would I feel afterwards?
Would I feel proud, curious, maybe even a little excited?
Would something inside me soften or open?

Or would I still feel empty, tired, disconnected?
Would I do it just to cross it off the list, and feel… nothing?

I think when something is soul-aligned, it’s not always easy, but there’s a little spark in the background.
A quiet sense of “this could lead somewhere.”

And when it’s not aligned like really not you feel it in your whole body.
Even when it’s done, it doesn’t feed you.

So maybe this is a reminder to all of us:
Pay attention to what you’re avoiding.
Not to shame yourself but to get curious.
Is it fear that wants to protect you? Or fear that wants you to grow?

I’m still figuring this out too.
But I wanted to share it with you just in case you’re sitting with a task today, and wondering why it feels so hard to begin.