Keep Moving: Lessons from a muddy brain

Today, my brain feels like it's full of mud.

Thick, heavy, slow-moving mud. The kind that makes it hard to start anything, let alone finish it. Motivation is nowhere to be found.

So, I’m meeting myself where I’m at.
One task.
One actionable item.
One small step forward at a time.

This is something I’ve been working on—a lot. For most of my life, I’ve struggled with the “all or nothing” mentality. If I didn’t have time to finish a project in one go, I wouldn’t even begin. My neuro-spicy brain likes clean starts and satisfying finishes. But let’s be real—life, especially mom life, rarely offers uninterrupted time for anything.

When I was younger, my mom used to gently tease me about this. I’d have art supplies spread across the table, half-written stories tucked into drawers, or half-cleaned rooms mid-project. She’d laugh and say, “Ashley, you’re the queen of starting things.” It was her way of pointing out that I often had more ideas than follow-through. And she wasn’t wrong.

But now I understand it differently. I see that I wasn’t lazy or distracted—I just hadn’t yet learned how to work with my brain.

So here I am today: not waiting for the perfect block of time, not waiting to feel perfectly inspired, but practicing what it means to just start. And if I have to stop and come back later? That’s okay. That’s progress, too.

On low-energy days like this, I sometimes shift my focus to self-care—making my bed, washing a dish or two, folding laundry with music on. Tending to myself and my space becomes the work. Because the worst thing I can do is stop completely. Getting going again takes so much more effort than simply staying in motion, even if the motion is slow and gentle.

This journey we’re all on—this spiritual, human, ever-evolving path—isn’t about perfection. It’s about discovery. Learning who we are. Noticing how we show up. Making small updates to align with who we want to be. One task at a time.

So today, I ask you:
What is something you’ve learned or discovered about yourself this month?
I’d love to hear it—let’s grow together.

---