lately i’ve pondered. . . .
(from the newsletter)
A tweet recently went out from one of the quote feeds I follow:
“Do your work with all your heart and you will succeed.”
What a lovely thought, right? That if we do what we love then success will inevitably follow? I’m not sure it’s fair to promise this, though. Success is never guaranteed. We hope that, of course, if we consistently show up and do the hard work we’ll be rewarded in some way, but no one promises fame, fortune, or “success” just because we’ve worked hard at something.
Or maybe I’m looking at this from a very Westernized idea of what “success” is. Maybe it’s time to redefine “success.” Because sitting down to write a book and reaching “the end”—that, in itself, is a success. Completing the painting, learning the instrument, preparing the new dish—these are their own little successes.
Do the work with all your heart, and you will succeed . . . by having done the work?
Not quite as pithy, but sometimes it has to be enough to just “do the work with all your heart.” Full stop.
Be Brilliant!
~Katie~
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