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For Monday, August 13: You need to start

Start by doing what is necessary, then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.  St. Francis of Assisi

The talk of "just begin" isn't new to this 365.  I've already talked about it quite a bit but us humans have the worst memories.  We just can't seem to remember the really important stuff for long.  So here we are again at a variation of "just begin".  
No baby I know has ever started just walking.  There's a reason for the phrase "baby steps".  That doesn't apply to just babies, it applies to anything in life we are learning to begin.  We take small "baby" steps forward.  We learn to get our legs underneath us, our balance right, and then our steps get bigger and bigger as we practice.  We begin to walk with more confidence as we continue to be faithful to take the steps.  Assisi has it right - "baby steps" are what is necessary, getting our legs and balance working together are what is possible, and running?  Well running is accomplishing the impossible.  But you need to start.  

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