You're Not Tired. You're Divided

I Have Felt It. I Know You've Felt It.
I spent years thinking I just needed better systems.
Better discipline. More willpower.

I was wrong.
The problem wasn't the work. It was my relationship to it.

You know the feeling. You sit down. The work is right there. And somehow, you don’t want to start.

Not because you don't care.
Not because you're lazy.
Because something inside you is saying "no." 
You push through anyway. You shuffle tasks.
By day's end, you've moved a dozen things forward but nothing that mattered. And you're drained.
You're not lazy. You're not broken.
You're simply resisting. Resistance is every mental "no" you respond to reality with:
- - -The sigh before opening your inbox.
- - -The irritation when a meeting goes long.
- - -The dread when you face the task you hate.

That small "no" equals friction.
The task weighs more than it should. Progress crawls. The day slips away.

Resistance is invisible. You blame time, tools, or motivation. But those are surface excuses. This is why you can work twelve hours and still feel empty.
Because you spent the whole day fighting yourself.

Acceptance is not surrender. Acceptance is not condoning.
It's dropping the story and dealing with the facts.
When you drop the "no" and meet the moment as it is, the drag disappears.
Energy returns.
Action flows.
It feels like relief. Because it is.

Try This
The Resistance Reset
Step 1. Spot it Notice the moment the mental "no" arises.
Step 2. Separate it Ask: What is actually happening here? Strip away judgment, opinions, and beliefs and describe only what factually is so.
- - -Not: "This meeting is a waste of time."
- - -Just: "I have a meeting at 2pm."
Step 3. Accept it Say: "This is the objective reality. OK." 
The more you are able to see an event or task as basic, neutral, raw data the less resistance you will have to it.
Step 4. Act Take the next necessary step, without the drag.
Each time you separate the event from the story, you weaken resistance at the root. The drag doesn't vanish; you stop creating it.

Stop fighting reality. Start gliding through life with it. You'll be amazed at the results.

Cheers,
Alessandra

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