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Outside, Even When It Feels Like Effort

  • Writer: Victoria Frances Jackson
    Victoria Frances Jackson
  • Jun 2
  • 2 min read
VFJ Pilates | Musings

Some days, the idea of going outside feels like too much.


Not because I do not want to, but because the sofa is warm, the sky is grey, and everything in my body wants to stay cocooned. And yet... when I do step out, something shifts.


It is not dramatic. The clouds do not part in a movie-moment way. But the air smells different. I hear things. A bird. A dog bark. Leaves underfoot. I move a little more, and my shoulders soften without me realising.


I have learned that going outside is not about being productive. It is not a task to complete or something to tick off. It is a reset. A reminder that the world is still moving. That I am still part of it.


Some days I walk just far enough to feel my feet on the ground. Some days I take the longer way round, not to burn calories, but to stretch time a little. I am not always in the mood. But I am often glad afterwards, even if I never get further than the garden path.


Sometimes I just stand on the doorstep for a moment. Sometimes I go for a walk. Sometimes I sit on a bench with a flask and stare at nothing. All of it counts. All of it helps.


So this Outdoors Month, I am not aiming for hikes or long adventures. I am just trying to step out. To notice. To breathe. To feel like a human again. To remember I have a body, not just a head full of to-dos.


If going outside feels like effort, I see you. Start small. Open a window. Sit by the door. Step out and breathe. The rest can wait.


— Victoria

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