The Journey of a Thousand Miles…

…begins with a single step.  I think it was Confuscious who said this originally, although I could be wrong.  Whoever said it, this feels like an important thing for me to remember these days.  My brain is in hyper-drive (or so it seems); ideas are flowing, many things are demanding my attention, and everything has the same ultimate outcome in sight.  Which is a good thing; it means I’m not being pulled in a million directions.  Instead, however,  I’ve got a million or so things to do before I can reach the destination.  Which can be overwhelming, to say the least.

Oftentimes, my tendency in these times can be to allow the overwhelm to consume me and to therefore not do anything.  By holding on to the idea of a single step, however, I find that I’m able to move forward each and every day.  I’m not at the destination YET.  I’m not even really sure when exactly I’ll reach it.  What I do know, however, is that because I’ve taken a single step or two, I’m closer than I was when the day started.

Bottom-line:  a series of single steps, however small, is bound to get me to my desired destination.  It just is.  So while I’m aware of the many things that need to be done, I can totally relieve myself of the idea that it all needs to be done NOW.  Instead, it just all needs to be done, when it’s done, and then I’ll reach the prize.  Life is good.