Fresh Start
Thomas Edison said, " Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." Just in case you hadn't noticed this fact, the only time we really see the obstacles the clearest is when we have redirected our focus from the goal toward the obstacles. I don't enjoy painting a room because I see all the obstacles - the cutting, high ceilings which will require me to go up and down the ladder way more than I really want to, and all the furniture which must be moved out of the way to accomplish the task. I do love a clean, freshly painted room, and a fresh "redo" once in a while to just change things up. So, if I am ever to get to the point of having those freshly painted walls, I need to keep that goal in mind - not the obstacles to accomplishing it! Some of us would do well to stop being so "obstacle-focused" and a little more "goal-focused" if we are to realize some of the things ...