Thursday, April 19, 2018
Everybody quotes Bilbo and Lao Tse, right?
Many times,
we are told that we can make changes by baby steps. It’s true.
But what we may not realize is that we are still making changes and
changes have a way of snowballing. Bilbo
Baggins tells Frodo,
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You
step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where
you might be swept off to.” Or, if you
prefer a different formulation, Lao Tse notes, “The journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step.”
There is good news and
bad news here. I like to get the bad
news over with, so: change is often hard
and unpredictable. Sometimes we
encounter resistance from unexpected places and people. Sometimes we have to do things that are
harder than we thought we could.
Sometimes we might get stuck or fail.
The good news is that
all changes happen one step at a time.
We can start any time. If we just
keep taking the next step, we will make progress. Just don’t be surprised when our little walk
suddenly leads us to weight lifting and then to a reevaluation of what we’re
eating and maybe a lot more water-drinking and then maybe some yoga and the
need for new and smaller pants…
Deep breath, folks. We’re stepping out the door and we’re going
to end up somewhere amazing!
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