We begin weaving by stringing vertical threads on a loom to form the foundation of a new cloth. Then horizontal threads are interlaced back and forth, and we create a fabric. As the cloth begins to form, new possibilities open before us. After we weave in the first color we can then envision other colors that will work with it. The most important move is to begin.
Sometimes new possibilities occur to us only through action. If we take the risk of the first step and keep our eyes open, we will see the next step. Too much planning, too much carefulness and analysis, may block all action.
With our partner we might sometimes feel stuck in a pattern. We may even feel hopeless. Rather than thinking excessively, we could take action, do one thing that we know people in good relationships do. We might be able to take the risk of that first step with the help of our Higher Power. When we take one hopeful step at a time, each step produces information that leads to the next.
Name one interesting thing you can do today. You need not justify it or understand where it will lead. Just try it.
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Thank you for this thought. I am one who tends sometimes to paralyze myself by "Too much planning, too much carefulness and analysis, may block all action." I get a lot of anxiety, and the planning and analysis are to reassure myself that what I'm doing will be alright, but often the fear wins out, even if I have managed to begin. I might balk. I sometimes do a hit and run, like saying, blurting out, something and ducking out before I get hurt. I know it is true, though, that it is important to do something, and then look around and re-evaluate (not obsess) and what the best next step is will unfold. And I have to let my Higher Power have control, trusting that,, if I 'do my best, God will do the rest'.
amanda
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do your best and God does the rest, a step at a time
