One step

“One step is better than no steps.”

― Rebecca Brockway quoting 14-year-old son Carlino

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We say it so many times

One step at a time

Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe

The reality is

For all our plans

And all our fears

For all our hopes

There is only this

The next step, the next choice

So many things try to pull our attention away from

That one step

Our feelings, which we judge

Our thoughts, which are often unhelpful, and even devastating

But if we think about that next step

Just that one!

If we step away from our unhelpful brain

And pay attention

That next step can take us

Closer

To where

To whom

We want to be

This morning was difficult

This day was difficult

My mind hated me

And my body was worse

So I just kept taking steps

One step at a time

Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe

And I did what I cared about

I walked my dog

And taught a class

And saw people doing amazing things

Learning, growing

Caring for one another

Left foot right foot

And my heart soared

Left foot breathe

Sometimes one step is all you can manage

But one step tends to lead

To another