The difference between knowing and doing

The difference between knowing and doing

You know what you have to do.
But knowing isn’t enough.

Because there’s a gap between knowing and doing.
A gap filled with doubt, fear, and uncertainty.

You know you need to change. But you don’t.
You know what’s no longer right. But you keep going.
You know what’s important to you. But you don’t choose it.

This is not a lack of willpower.
This is a lack of space to feel what you know.

Because change requires more than insight.
It requires an inner shift.
A moment when knowing connects with feeling.

And that shift does not come from thinking harder.
That shift comes from being with what is difficult.

By having space for doubt.
By being present with fear.
By feeling what you know.

And for that, you sometimes need someone.
Someone who holds that space with you.