Each small step

We can’t control much.Society celebrates the huge wins.

The standout, milestone successes.

But misses how what really makes the difference, is each small step.

Marcus Aurelius wrote, “Do now what nature demands of you. Get right to it if that’s in your power. Don’t look around to see if people will know about it. Don’t await the perfection of Plato’s Republic, but be satisfied with even the smallest step forward and regard the outcome as a small thing.”

Each small step racks up.

Every step of a marathon, every stroke of a brush, every word in a novel.

It’s the little things that count.