Redominatelife

The Weight of a Moment’s Decision

Some decisions feel heavier than they actually are. Not because the action is impossible, but because I don’t know how long it will take, how much effort it requires, or what the full journey looks like. That uncertainty turns a simple choice into something that feels too big to touch.

But something shifts the moment I take even one small step.

When I move from thinking to doing—no matter how tiny the action—I notice the “hard” part starts to dissolve. A decision that felt like a mountain becomes a path. The fog lifts. The mind stops arguing. And suddenly, what used to feel overwhelming becomes something I can handle.

One unique thought I keep returning to is this:
A decision becomes real only when my feet move, not when my mind circles around it.
The body has a way of teaching the mind that the voice was louder than the truth.

One of the big decisions in my life—choosing to pack everything and focus online. At first, it felt too big. Too unknown. I kept asking myself, “How long will this take? How much energy will this pull out of me?” Those questions delayed the decision more than the actual work ever did.

But the moment I started packing a few things, making a few online moves, showing up consistently—something surprising happened:
It got easier.
Not because the work changed, but because I was committed. I was already in motion.

Motion creates meaning. Action creates clarity. Commitment removes the extra weight.

So now, when a decision feels heavy, I remind myself:

Nothing is truly hard—it’s just waiting for the first step.
The moment I take that step, the path opens up, and the decision becomes part of my life instead of part of my worries.