Present Day Haunting

Traditionally haunting is associated with the lingering ghosts of those who die with unfinished business. Somewhat less fantastically, I find myself haunted by my own unfinished business.
Projects, waiting for attention and hidden unobtrusively at the bottom of the pile, subtly apply an unrelenting pressure like so many bricks balanced precariously on my shoulder.
The relief, of course, comes through action. But such a straightforward, simple principle naively overlooks the dominant reality of the mysterious and complex recesses of my psyche where few dare to tread and comprehension consistently defies all.
I suppose it comes down to how badly I want the haunting to end. Which is worse? Sitting down to the task or carrying the bricks? Yes, many choices for me come down to deciding between negatives, which, interestingly enough, may be an important clue for facilitating change. What am I completing the project for? What is the positive, construction outcome that will be the fruit of the follow through? More than the reduction of the haunting, I may derive action-propelling motivation from the prospect of the completed business.