Baby Steps

So we know we need to make some changes.. splurge less on impulsive buys, start exercising more often,eat out less,spend more time on things that matter most, or maybe something bigger like getting rid of a harmful addiction or a toxic relationship. But, then though we know that making such a change will make a great difference to the quality of life we are leading, we just cannot bring ourselves to take that first step.

In reality, it is the first tiny step towards change which matters. What stops us from taking that first step? I think, as we grow up we start fearing failure, the unknown, the discomfort that any change initially brings about, sometimes it is just that we start expecting perfection in just one step.We have forgotten that it is OK to falter, to not be successful in the first attempt! We have forgotten that when we started walking as babies, took the first step,we did stumble, even fall, maybe got hurt,sometimes went back to crawling but we did not stop trying ! As babies we did not expect perfection at the first step, we did not even spend too much time thinking about the fall, we just took one more tiny step, though shaky; it was the step in the right direction.

I wish to capture this art again,  I want to be a kid again, learn things,pick up new habits;without fearing failure or expecting perfection in the first step.. I will stumble, I will falter, I may give up for sometime but I will get up and walk again....