Bit #29 – Bird by Bird
How are you feeling today? This time of the year is always challenging for me as my already busy schedule seems to become busier. I know I will make it, I always do, but that does not alleviate the overwhelming feelings that often penetrate my thoughts.
When things get overwhelming, try following Anne Lamont’s advice and take it “bird by bird.”
Anne writes:
“Thirty years ago, my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, “Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.”
This week when/if you are faced with seemingly overwhelming tasks (whether writing focused or not), remember to take it “bird by bird.”
