How Do I Start Small?

3 Truths About Taking Tiny Steps Toward Yourself

You don't need a complete map to begin. You don't need to know how it all unfolds or where you'll end up or whether you're doing it right. You just need one small step, one tiny choice, one moment of choosing yourself over the pattern that's been running your life. Starting small isn't about playing it safe - it's about learning to trust yourself in increments, about planting one seed and seeing what grows before you demand the whole garden appear overnight.

Here are 3 Soul Sparks for understanding how to take tiny steps toward a life that feels like yours, what it means to give yourself permission to try, and the first small act that signals you're reclaiming your life.

SOUL SPARK #1

How do I take tiny steps toward a life that actually feels like mine?

You start by noticing what actually has energy for you right now - not what you think you should want, not what would make sense to other people, but what pulls you forward even slightly. Maybe it's changing one small thing in your morning routine, or saying no to something you would have automatically said yes to, or letting yourself rest without earning it first. The tiny steps aren't about building some perfect future version of your life - they're about practicing the muscle of choosing yourself, of listening to what's true, of trusting that you can make one choice that's aligned and the world won't collapse. Each tiny step rewires your nervous system to know that it's safe to want what you want, to be who you are, to take up the space that's actually yours.

SOUL SPARK #2

What does it feel like to give myself permission to just try something?

It feels like exhaling after holding your breath for years - spacious, light, like you just remembered you're allowed to exist without performing or proving or getting it perfect. Permission to try means you can plant one seed without needing to know if it'll grow, you can take one step without mapping the entire journey, you can say yes to something small without committing to forever. The pressure drops. The urgency quiets. You're not trying to fix yourself or force transformation - you're just curious about what happens when you honor one small truth, one small desire, one small movement toward what actually feels alive. Permission is the opposite of control - it's trusting that you can explore without locking yourself into outcomes.

SOUL SPARK #3

What's the first small thing I can do to reclaim my life?

Stop asking everyone else what you should do and sit with what you actually want - even if it's uncomfortable, even if it doesn't make logical sense, even if you've been ignoring it for years. The first act of reclaiming isn't some big dramatic gesture - it's the willingness to acknowledge that your desires matter, that your truth matters, that your life is actually yours to tend. Maybe it's five minutes of sitting in silence and asking yourself what you need today. Maybe it's choosing something for yourself that you'd normally wait for someone else's approval. Maybe it's noticing where you've been abandoning yourself and deciding to stay present instead. Reclaiming starts with one moment of treating yourself like you matter - and then practicing that moment again tomorrow.

This is what BLOOM offers - permission to start small, to try something new, to take one step toward replanting yourself without needing the whole journey mapped out. It's for when you're ready to trust that tiny movements toward your actual life are enough, and you're ready to see what could be if things were different.

Xx, Shaia

Soul Sparks is part of RITUALS by Shaia - a multidimensional series of healing programs for times of change, grief, and sacred rebuilding when you are walking through transformation, rupture, and the process of becoming who you truly are.

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