The Step in Front of You

Last year a scary medical diagnosis sent me into a tailspin as I contemplated worst-case scenarios. When I mentioned my “what ifs” to a friend, she said, “Oh Carol, stuff it about the future, just deal with what is in front of you.” I thought, why didn’t I think of that?

I discovered staying focused on the next step is hard to do. More often than not, my monkey mind got loose and I had to rein it in. But I persisted. Eventually I realized that it was getting easier to stop obsessing about the long staircase looming ahead and just think about the next step. 

No, I do not always stay in the moment, and my hopes and fears still sometimes race ahead of me, but I remind myself to self-correct. This takes discipline, loads of practice, and a refusal to give up. 

Recently, I read an article about why it is difficult to meet one’s long-term goals: We focus on the end instead of the next step we need to take to move us along the pathway to our goal. Maybe you are having that same difficulty? 

If you need help learning how to take just the next step, I can assist you. It’s a skill that has been hard-earned.
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