“The drop hollows out the stone, not by force but by falling often.”
—Ovid, ancient Roman Poet
Image from Unsplash by Gert Boers
What’s working and going well in your life?
What aspects of your world are not going as you wish?
Where can and do you look for the answers?
Too often, we point to things outside our control for why we feel stalled or stopped. When we do, how often do we appreciate the three fingers in our palms pointing back in our direction?
When we force things in our lives with heroic efforts and they don’t get the job done, we often give up.
It’s us stopping that stops us.
When we explore the aspects of our lives that are working, they work because we do.
It’s our drop by drop, moment by moment, day by day efforts that help us carve out a life of significance and success.
EXERCISE:
What areas of your life would benefit most from your drop-by-drop persistence?
Share your intentions with a coach, colleague, family member, or friend to help you keep your efforts going when things stop flowing.
My photography has improved greatly over the past five years, mostly from ‘drop by drop persistence’ or in other words, learning from my many mistakes. I’m still making my share of mistakes, but I don’t get discouraged and I take my mistakes as a learning experience.