Sunday evening. The head starts doing the list.
Didn't finish this. Still haven't started that. Somebody else is already further.
It always measures the same way. From where you are to where you want to be. And that gap never looks small.
Try measuring the other way for once.
Where were you a year ago? What did you not know yet? What felt impossible back then and now is just a normal Tuesday?
Most of us moved more than we give ourselves credit for. It just happened in steps too small to notice.
The road ahead is long. The road behind is longer than you think.
Rest tonight. Pick it up tomorrow.
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