Ever Felt Stuck?

Like there's something you're unable to change? A situation that seems difficult to overcome?

A problem that feels unlikely to ever resolve?

I think it's part of the human experience to occasionally be in that place.

Sometimes, we need that feeling in order to feel motivated enough to make an actual change towards what we truly want out of life.

But change can be so hard.
And scary.

And sometimes we feel like the things we can do aren't powerful enough to actually change our situation.

But..

Sometimes we're so zoomed into our lives, that we lose sight of the bigger picture.

I finally got around to watching Pocahontas yesterday, for the first time ever.

I'm over two decades late, but for some reason, I was never drawn to the movie as a kid.

But watching it now, there are some beautiful metaphors sprinkled throughout the story that can be very helpful for us to explore within our lives.

The one that really stood out to me was when Pocahontas and John Smith felt like it was impossible to get their people to agree not to fight.

The old, wise tree reminded them of ripples in the water (it's a 30-second clip you can watch here).

That they're "so small at first, then look how they grow. But someone has to start them."

Whether it's a project you're working on, a relationship you're trying to inject more care into, or the world you're trying to save, all it takes is one small step.

Just something to get the water moving.

To start to create that ripple.

I'm typing this as a part of me does a small internal eye roll. Because this sounds so cheesy.

Like one of those overused inspirational quotes that get thrown around so much they start to lose their meaning.

Or do they really lose their meaning?

Cause it's cheesy but it's also still very true.

I know I've experienced it many times.

It's easy to be so deep into something that we get fixated on the details and forget the bigger picture. That this tiny little movement that happens when we touch the water, if we zoom out enough, can create a much larger ripple effect and move things where they need to go.

It's slow and gentle, but it happens.

In its own time, at the right place.

So, two reminders to take away from this:
1. Tiny movements (simple actions) create much larger ripples
2. When things feel overwhelming, or don't make sense, zoom out. It's bigger than you think it is. And it's being taken care of.