One Foot Before The Other One

The other night at the music session by the bay...one of the songs I sang was called..."One foot before the other one". I
introduced it by saying that at this point in my life...doing that appears to me to be a major life skill. In my youth I remember
being impatient with what seemed to be the slow unfolding of life...and any thought of living "one step at a time". What
changes us as the decades go by for us to even think that "one foot before the other one" may actually be a helpful way
to proceed?. Who knows?. Perhaps...with the disappointments that tend to accrue the longer you live...you learn not to count
your chickens before they hatch...not to leap ahead too much...relying more on a bit by bit approach instead. Perhaps...you
learn after "you've been there and done that"...that you are less likely to be let down...by "clip-clopping" along the highway of life...rather than attempting to gallop too furiously into what has never worked well previously. Perhaps...you learn that when
the flame of purpose and motivation burns low...that it is focussing on "walking on" that will help you to survive until your
fire burns bright again. None of what i have just said is about giving up... the flights of your imagination...or attempting
anything new...or your acts of creation...or your dreams. It is more about...grounding yourself through the days and nights...in a solid and reliable place...you can fly from...then return to ...as you wish...especially when the going gets tough...knowing it is always available...and to have patience with the days and nights...as you walk a long and uncertain road...a pilgrim knowing how to endure...by putting "one foot before the other one"................Quester.