In looking around my yard, I could say all I see are the weeds that need to be pulled or the dozen other projects that need attention.
If I’m honest, that has been my default reply for a while when someone says, “Your yard looks great.”
It does. It does look great, and I am happy with my space.
I do what I can, when I can. And that is not a bad thing. That’s actually quite a good thing.
How often do you look at your…whatever. Life. Health. House. Goals. Pick one! How often do you look at whatever that is and think, “I have so much left to do!”
Do you ever stop and think, “Gosh but I have made progress! I’m not there yet, but I’m closer than I was.”
I have this thought often when I am weeding. The weather here has been…less than conducive to enjoying being outside. I’ve made time on nice days, after rain especially (and that’s been a whole different challenge), to get out into my yard and do SOMETHING. I’ve even, usually, remembered to take before and after pics because I can SEE what I’ve done. Perfect? Nope. Done? Nope. Better? Absolutely.
There’s a phrase out there that goes something along these lines: “Perfect is the enemy of done.”
It’s so, so true.
We are, all of us, works in progress.
Some days we move forward. Some days, we don’t. Some days, we feel as if we are moving backwards.
Every day, we have the opportunity to make progress out of the mess.
Every day, we have the opportunity to celebrate where we are.
What are you celebrating today? Even if you still think whatever is a mess, give yourself time to celebrate the progress.
Cheers! Here’s to your health!