Just One More Thing

Some days I feel life is a series of “just one more thing.”

There are days I remember because they are the spark of creative ideas. They are the beginning of a string of days that stretch like a bridge to the future. The day I thought of that, the day I read the article, the day we had that conversation, the day I first saw this. Those days are cornerstones that motivate me to keep building.

Other days I remember as significant steps toward meaningful results. They are the goals I remember accomplishing or the times we recognized our efforts. The night we all went out to dinner, the day we put the final piece in place, the the time I finished my first, the last time I did that. Those days are capstones that teach me to keep going.

Some days do not feel like the beginning of meaningful change, nor the achievement of significant goals. Some days feel like a series of “just one more thing.” I experience them as filled with interruptions and distractions, things that get in the way. There are errands I might not have anticipated, things that suddenly need to be fixed, steps I might have forgotten or minimized, people who need someone to listen. They become piles of stones that block my path.

These were the days that I kicked into overdrive. I fueled myself on adrenaline and powered through, getting things done despite each obstacle.

I have started to see that there are reasons for each of these stones. I am beginning to recognize the deeper rhythms that bring these “distractions” to the surface of my days, and to pay attention.

These days are becoming stepping stones to significant change.

What are your stepping stones?

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