When Resistance Floods In
by Michael Feeley
You’re deep in meaningful work when suddenly your mind fills with urgent obligations. Call the contractor. Answer that email. Fix the broken fence. Everything demands attention right now.
This isn’t poor time management. It’s resistance. That inner heckler.
Resistance doesn’t arrive as philosophical doubt about your project’s worth. It comes as a mental flood – a dozen legitimate tasks suddenly screaming for attention, all designed to pull you away from what matters most.
The tactic is brilliant: use real responsibilities as weapons. You can’t dismiss them as mere procrastination because they’re actual things you need to do. But resistance knows that if it breaks your focus now, you might not return to your real work today. Or this week. Or ever.
Here’s what you’re actually protecting: your positivity. Your gratitude. Your dream. The work that reflects who you truly are and what you believe is possible.
When resistance floods in, be gentle with yourself. You’re not weak for feeling overwhelmed. You’re human, facing a force that’s conquered countless people before you.
The counter-move is simple but hard: recognize the flood for what it is. Tell resistance to get lost. Write down those urgent items for later and return to your work. One step at a time.
Those other tasks will wait. Your dream won’t pursue itself.
Thanks – Michael (he, him)
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