Just Enough For One Step

“Clarity isn’t about knowing what you want to do with your life, it’s about knowing what you want to do this week. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to know your next step.” -James Clear

“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” -Rumi

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself? –Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation)

It takes a lot of faith and clarity to make your art. (Or start your business, complete your project, accomplish your goal, etc.)

But the good news is that you don’t need that faith and clarity all at once.

You just need enough to have the courage to take one step.

And then, after you take it, you will eventually get enough clarity and faith to take the next one.

And then the next.

And so on and so on.

One faithful step at a time. That’s all you need. That’s how it all gets done.

Go make your art.