Not All At Once

It’s overwhelming to think about the whole of change. If we think too hard or focus too much we’ll never start.

But the process of change is ugly. At least, at the start it’s ugly. We forget that final picture is only beautiful because of the struggle it took to get there.

Give yourself grace and patience when you’re starting a new change. Good ideas take time. Just show up today and show up tomorrow. Make progress, even if it’s slow. You don’t have to have it all figured out all at once.

“Creativity requires time for ideas to marinate and intuitions to gel.” - Artist, Leonard da Vinci

“You don’t have to reinvent the wheel everyday. Today you’ll do what you did yesterday. Tomorrow you’ll do what you did today. Eventually you’ll get somewhere.” - Artist, Chuck Close