The First Step

Start close in, don't take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don't want to take.

Most mornings we skip ahead. We plan the whole day, solve problems that haven't arrived yet, rehearse conversations. The first step, the one right in front of us, stays small and overlooked. But notice: the thing you don't want to do is usually the thing asking to be done. It's not dramatic. It's just there, close in, waiting. Start with it.