Progress,
From Latin …
pro – ‘forward’
gradi – ‘to walk’
progress … to walk forward.
We walk … forward
Taking in the sights, the smells, the sounds, the tastes, touches.
We take in as we walk forward.
But, to really walk forward is to pause with those senses,
to see as far as the eye can see,
to stop and smell the roses,
to be so quiet as to hear a pin drop,
to eat and know when it tastes like more,
to know the comfort of a soft touch.
Slowly walking forward,
to what lies ahead.
Not for grandiose destinations.
Not for
more,
bigger,
fame,
but simply to progress,
simply to be moving …
forward.
simply because walking forward is better.
better than moving back,
better than staying put.
progress is walking …
it is physical,
takes effort …
so. much. effort.
Sometimes it seems that we do not move forward, do not progress.
Yet, as our feet ache,
as our wheels spin,
our hard efforts propel us
when our feet cannot.
Progress …
tiny, sometime indiscernible, movements forward.
We can do this!
because we are making progress.
“Beautiful things take time. This is true for so many things.
Progress goes beyond what is easily noticeable or seen.
As sure as the tree bears fruit, stay in the light and be patient.
You will grow, too.”
Morgan Harper Nichols
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