Celebrate The Small Wins

I saw multiple bumblebees
in the small clover patch
I’ve been nurturing.

I celebrated that win.

I finally finished
a very challenging chapter one.

I celebrated that win.

We were told
the interest-free loan
covering our
solar power installation
has finally progressed
to the review stage.

We celebrated that win.

Yes, we talk about
celebrating the small wins
often
here on client k.

We need these reminders
because the rest of the world
definitely
does NOT celebrate them.

Often we focus
on all
we have yet to achieve
and not everything
we have achieved.

And we need to celebrate
the small wins
because…
well…big wins
are usually a collection
of small wins.

Small wins can also
motivate us.
They show us
our plans are working.
We’re making progress.

Also…
celebrations create
a happier life.

Celebrate the small wins.

Keep A Done List

It is easy
to become distracted,
to be swept into mini ’emergencies’
and not complete the more important tasks.

To-do lists keep me on track.

But done lists
are almost as important
to my success.

These are lists
of all the big tasks
I’ve completed
over a year or a month or a week.

Adding tasks to the done list
keeps me motivated.
It pushes me to accomplish more.

And reviewing done lists
gives me a sense of accomplishment.

When I wonder
if my sacrifices are worth it,
if I’m progressing,
I look at a done list
and I remember all I’ve accomplished.

Consider keeping
a done list.