“Feelings Aren’t the Boss”

“Feelings Aren’t the Boss”

Day 5 – Junior Gold | Morning Walk Reflections

The sun was rising, the pool still glassy and undisturbed, and I was already a few steps into what I call my alignment walk—a daily reset before Bella steps into Pattern 2 of Junior Gold.

Today’s reflection was simple but profound: Feelings aren’t the boss.

Too often, we wait to feel motivated before we move. But motivation follows motion—not the other way around. It’s commitment that gets us up, dressed, and walking before the pool even opens.

As I walked, I could feel the tension ease. The squirrels darted through the trees, the birds began their choir, and something inside me opened up. I thought back to what I had read:

“You don’t need to feel different. You need to do differently.”

That one line shifted me.

Emotions—those chemical storms in the brain—last about 90 seconds. But how long do we hold on to them, resist them, fear them? Instead of letting them pass through, we try to fix them. Or worse, we let them lead.

But today, I’m choosing something different:

Let the feelings come. Let them go. Don’t judge. Don’t fix. Just act with care. Reflect in quiet. Be grateful. Be responsible. Because responsibility brings freedom.

So now I ask myself—and you:

What’s one thing you need to do today that just needs doing?

Don’t wait to feel it. Just begin. The motivation will follow.