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Just put one foot on the ground…
When I was a teenager, I had a really hard time getting up in the morning. It was especially challenging in the wintertime, when the Southeastern Montana cold crept in across my floor.
My mother would come to my door (likely for the third or fourth time) and say,
"Darlin' girl, just put one foot on the ground."
Her assumption was that the rest of me would follow the progress of my right foot.
And she was right. I just had to remember how to get started.
So whatever you're doing today--risk just stepping out.
Whether you lead with your left or right is up to you, but once you find that there is solid ground beneath that foot, momentum will build.
Some days, our boldest move may seem to be getting out of bed. Other times, maybe we'll be bold enough to pursue a new career, a new relationship or just to rock our convictions with a bold new act of forgiveness.
Here's to sticking your foot out. Your neck will follow. Goodness will grow.
Great advice Mimi - one foot in front of the other, one bite of the elephant, bird by bird. Merry Christmas!
T_McLeod Bird by Bird...great advice from the LaMott family! I need to follow it more often...as I probably do all good advice ;-)! Hope your Christmas was happy and your new year, full of peace!
Hmmmm...some of you people would never get out of bed here, haha!
If I lived somewhere cold I might not ever get out of bed. I am a warm weather fellow. Just suits me better. Suppose that I could become accustomed to something else, but I prefer not to.
TheJackB Sadly, my ability to muster momentum depends almost entirely on what the day holds. If it's something I'm dreading, I really have to work at getting those toes out from under the covers! The nice thing about winter is that cooler mornings do make me move faster once I'm finally up! You've proven you're adaptable, Jack! You could handle it!!
That was my running mantra; when I was training for a marathon and the miles started piling up and the body didn't always feel so good, it was just make that first step and then everything else will fall into place. That is more than half the battle and now I tell myself that about the gym (since I'm an early morning workout guy). Make the first step to just get there, and then everything else will work out.
There was a day I could sleep half a day but that has long, long passed. After 3 years of the Army, 4 yrs of school where it seemed I always had morning classes and then going into the working world; it has turned me into an early riser. On the weekend, sleeping 'in' is now 7:00 am. Wheeeee..........
I'm glad to see you are taking that next step and look forward to seeing you around again..........:)
bdorman264 Bill, my friend Jim had this mantra when he was running a marathon: Finish...and don't throw up. There are days I think that works for just about everything I do, too!
MimiMeredith My other mantra was 'you know, you can walk at any time'.....:)
When you were a teenager?! I STILL have trouble getting out of bed in the winter. It's so cozy and warm in bed. Seriously. If I weren't required to feed and walk Jack Bauer, I would stay in bed and work.
ginidietrich Well, the post was prompted by my reluctance to move even so much as a toe this morning. Please don't laugh, but it was perilously close to freezing here last night. Arizona cold front!
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