Friday, August 09, 2013

Just Start

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher


Today I realized something. Something I should have learned before now. As the daunting task of catching up with two days worth of dishes was in front of me, I thought to myself, "Where do I start?" And a little voice said to me, "Just start." Really... it's that simple. It doesn't matter where you start, it is that you DO start. Soon my pile of dishes was no more than a couple items that didn't fit in the dishwasher. I breathed a sigh of relief and realized once again that there is no task that I cannot accomplish if I JUST START somewhere. Now on to the toys littering the living room floor...