Inch by inch

There's an Irish folk song about gardening that my family loves that starts "inch by inch". And that's exactly how I'm living my life right now. It's difficult not to be moving in leaps and bounds, but there is a time for that as well and my sense of urgency needs to chill the heck out and accept that right now, slow and steady is what is working.

To be less cryptic, I have 19 participants for my study. I've only completed coding on a couple, but even those don't feel complete. It's frustrating and a little daunting, but it was my choice and I'll only be done when I'm done. It's easy to think of how wonderful life will be when it's done... I think the metaphor the "grass is always greener where it is tended" is absolutely dead on for my life right now. 

I'm making a series of investments with my time and attention. A garden, a grad degree, a healthier way of eating, and yoga and contemplative practices. These are not only the seeds I'm sowing in the land I've tilled, they're also the day to day and week to week practices that have me tending my garden. Maybe there is some tenacity in the ways I am learning to bless myself and others and to move forward inch by inch.