I sit here at my desk, a lengthy list of things I need to do…

And I am frozen.

Paralyzed.

Stuck.

I can’t seem to focus on anything. I am overwhelmed by possibilities and “shoulds.”

And so I do nothing.

Time passes.

My to-do list remains long.

The anxiousness over all the things I might not accomplish rises.

And yet, here I sit.

Today has not gone to plan.

Today I am frozen.

I give myself permission to let go of the list. Of the “shoulds.”

I give myself permission to be.

So that when I thaw, beauty and newness is revealed.