Learning to Trust the Small Steps Again

There’s a part of this journey I didn’t expect—The part where even after you clear the space and slow down, you still have to choose to trust the next step.

Not the whole path.

Not the final destination.

Just the next small move in front of you.

And that’s harder than I thought it would be.

Because part of me still wants certainty.

Part of me still wants a sign that says, this is the right way, keep going. But most days, that sign doesn’t show up.

Most days, it’s just a quiet nudge—a small idea, a small opening, a small invitation to move forward without a guarantee. Lately, I’ve been learning to listen to those small nudges.

It shows up in my photography—saying yes to projects that feel aligned even when they aren’t part of some “master plan.”

It shows up in how I spend my days—choosing to surf even when my mind tells me I should be doing something more “productive.”

It shows up in conversations—sharing my real thoughts instead of the polished version.

Every time I choose to trust one of those small steps, something shifts. Not overnight. Not in some huge, cinematic way.

But enough to remind me that momentum doesn’t always feel like momentum at first.

Sometimes it feels like standing still, like a whisper, like a question you’re finally willing to answer.

There’s a softness to this season of my life that I’m still getting used to. I’m not chasing after opportunities like I used to.

I’m not measuring my days by how much I accomplished. I’m more interested now in whether or not I stayed true—to my heart, to my craft, to the things that quietly matter.

I still don’t have a grand vision mapped out.

But I’m finding a new kind of strength in trusting the small steps. The little yes’s. The imperfect tries. The moments where I show up even when I’m unsure.

Maybe the life I’m working toward isn’t built in leaps and bounds. Maybe it’s built quietly, patiently, one small, honest step at a time.

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