Halfway

 

When the job is half done, look at how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

It is so easy, when we are in the middle of something, to only see how much more there is to do. This is how I feel about our garden at the moment. We have had the perfect weather to make the weeds proliferate like I've never seen before. Anyone seeing our garden would think it is a complete mess (which it is!). What they can't see is that I filled two green bins this week clearing the 'lawn' of weeds. It is better than it was. There is only so much time (and so much space in the bin) to get on with the job. But I have made significant progress. And once the bins have been emptied, I'll be able to make some more. 

Take the time to see how far you have come, and celebrate it. You've done the work. Yes, there's more work to be done, but you're in it, doing it, making progress.

Fly!

 

Don't rest so long that you forget how to fly.

There are times when we need to step back from something and rest. Rest is good and necessary. But it can be easy then to never step back up again. The longer we stay away from something the more our 'muscles' for it weaken. We can be aware of that weakening and that can make us more nervous of stepping up again. We get used to walking around instead of flying the way we were born to.

So enjoy your rest, but don't forget to stretch those wings and take to the sky again.