You know that thing you meant to do today? It’s still there, patiently waiting, while you’ve become an expert in everything around it. You’ve checked the weather, reorganized one drawer, and learned more than anyone needs to know about how houseplants prefer their water. Impressive work. Not the work you planned, perhaps, but impressive all the same. Here’s the trick: don’t promise yourself you’ll finish the whole thing. Just make a beginning small enough to feel almost silly. Open the document. Put one dish in the sink. Write the first sentence, even if it’s clumsy. Give it five minutes, and then you can decide what comes next. You don’t need a perfect mood or a completely clear afternoon. You only need one small move in the right direction. So, take a breath, set down the fascinating article about plant hydration, and begin. The task can wait no longer. And neither, apparently, can that plant.
