Today's Spark
“If I try my best each time, I get to be the best that I have ever been. The moment I try again, I create a new best for myself. So I don't do anything to the best of my ability alone, but to that new best, each time.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from The Vision, chapter 10
A lesson from this Spark: How can you compete with your past self without chasing perfection?
A little further
What can I actually control when life feels uncertain?
Separate what you can choose from what you can influence and what is outside your control.
How can you be there when you cannot fix the problem?
Your time and attention can help a friend feel less alone, even when you cannot solve their problem.
Why does starting feel harder than continuing?
One small action can make a daunting task feel less like a whole mountain of work.
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Life lessons from a writing life
Lessons I've learned, and am still learning, in more than twenty books. Each kept with the work it came from.
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