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November 21, 2016 By MississippiMom

FMF: Begin

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Sometimes, I get overwhelmed by the endings.

So I never begin.

It’s true.  Fear paralyzes me.  Doubts overcome me.  I stall when I should start.

Some tasks are so big they seem impossible.

Whether it’s the mountain of laundry that needs conquering or the sink full of dishes that need washing or the hundreds of pairs of earrings that need tagging or the projects that need funding or the diapers that need changing or the house that needs painting….

Whoa.  I’d bet you need to breathe after just reading that so you probably imagine  how I feel thinking it.

Take a moment.  Breathe with me.

Because we don’t have to finish today.  All we have to do is begin.

Take a step.  Make a start.  Do something little that will affect something big.

One load of laundry at a time.  One day at a time.  One breath at a time.

Just begin.

Take one step, and you just might find that the victory isn’t in the ending but in the beginning.

 

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This is a special Five Minute Friday…the last that Lisa-Jo will host!  But, she’s passed that baton to a friend so next week will be a new beginning.  Maybe you’d like to join us on a new adventure?  We’d be thrilled if you did!

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  1. Linda@Creekside says

    July 31, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    Breathing deep. One task at a time. Not looking too far ahead, savoring each moment of dailyness. Yes.

  2. ccmitch says

    July 31, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    Because we don’t have to finish today. All we have to do is begin.

    Thank you for this encouragement, it is life-giving, your FMF neighbor

  3. Gabriele says

    August 1, 2014 at 7:26 am

    “The victory is in the beginning”. That is true in so many ways. Just stopping to say “hi” from a FMF friend.

  4. jimmie lee says

    August 1, 2014 at 9:50 pm

    So glad I stopped trying to do all and be all and started taking one day at time!
    I love this, “the victory isn’t in the ending but in the beginning.” Yes, so much yes!
    Stopping by from FMF!

  5. lisa @ being stepmom says

    August 1, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    “All we have to do is begin.” Thank you for that reminder. xoxo

  6. Elizabeth says

    August 25, 2014 at 8:33 am

    I so loved reading that. This afternoon, after picking up children, arriving home and knowing what awaited me on the other side of my front door I had one of those ‘just begin’ moments!

    • MississippiMom says

      August 26, 2014 at 7:32 am

      Thank you!

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