I’m trying to remind myself of the importance (and general okayness) of taking little steps towards where I want to go. Maybe it’s because the days are lovely and long, or maybe it’s because I’ve been taking a bit of a break from things, but I’m suddenly being haunted by a driving urgency. Maybe that’s not always a bad thing – it can be good to drop into the flow of activity and then emerge with lots of things completed and a feeling of progress – but just now my energy is feeling low and all I feel is inadequate for not doing all (or much) or what I want.

I keep repeating “Little Steps” to myself as if it’s a mantra. It does help and things are moving along for me; I’ve been accepted on the MA course I applied for earlier in the year; I’ve a couple of illustrations in a South African book currently being put together; my jinxed computer is finally being replace. But all these are things already in motion and I seem to always want to do more. Today though I shall just try and be satisfied with the little step of a new blog entry and some form filling in to keep the MA application moving along…