17 January 2026, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2985: paralyzed

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Paralysis not always implies incapacity to move.Often it is standing in motion, eyes open, heart loud as judgments come to gather like traffic with no signal.Your body declines the command even if you know what to do and understand the price of postponement.Fear presents itself as prudence; hesitancy feigns knowledge.

Polite but unforgiving, time keeps walking past you, tapping its watch without saying anything. You break paralysis by picking one little movement.One breathe One movea truth revealed off-the-cuff.Motion with terror in the shotgun seat is progress rather than the absence of dread.Certainty is not required.You have to obtain authorization to start.Movement helps the body to understand what bravery feels like.Start nonetheless; the rigidity loosens as choice gradually turns into momentum.