The universe rewards momentum

As I'm contemplating whether or not to return to work and take a new job with a fancy title, a flood of emotions rush over me.

Is it too soon to leave my baby daughter? Will I regret going back to work so soon?

Am I just wanting to take this role for its fancy title? Do I believe I can actually commit to the role itself?

Will I sit there during boring meetings, deadlines and office politics just wishing I was sipping chai teas and cuddling my daughter?

Will I be so busy juggling everything that I forget to spend time doing the things I love? Dancing, exercise, yoga, writing, meditating.

Will I feel so stressed by the role that I actually feel like the world is falling apart on me?

Underlying all these questions is the fear that I won't be able to handle the emotions that come flooding towards me. The feeling of not being relaxed. The feeling of not taking enough time to have fun.

But here's the thing. You can't just make big leaps all at once. It's too overwhelming. the vastness of the unknown is enough to swallow you whole.

Instead, focus on moving forward with your life, inch-by-inch. one small decision at a time.

And if you need to re-direct your course. do that. inch-by-inch.

Figure out the next problem with as much calm and ease as you can muster. then the next. then the next. One day you'll look back in the rear view mirror and realise just how far you've come.

Because the universe rewards momentum.