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knowing my yard will be mowed at least once a week until October could be daunting

but it isn't, because I only think about the next time it will need done,

not on how many next times there will be

knowing the flower beds and berry patch will need weeded again and again

can be discouraging

but taking one area, pulling one weed at a time makes it something I like to do

the lilacs were trimmed last week

the old fashioned cabbage rose bush got some attention today

one faded or spent blossom removed at a time gets the pruning done

my fitbit showing 11,716 steps at 7:49 pm is a pleasant surprise

I didn't count them as I worked,

I simply took them, one at a time

I don't know what "big" task lies ahead of you 

I don't know if it looms threateningly, if it will be a shock

or if it is an exciting, much anticipated challenge

I do know, unless you have a magic potion or machine

it won't get done by wishful thinking or snapping your fingers 

rather, it will get done one thing at a time

and our minutes, our hours, our days, our weeks, our months, our years?

they all are filled and pass the same way

one thing, one experience, one situation at a time

the good

the bad

the ugly

the hard

the easy

the painful

the joyful

the happy

the sad

and all things in between

every "one thing" has its own particular purpose 

in molding and shaping us into the person we are now,

and the person we will become

we are a conglomerate of our experiences

and no one thing, positive or negative, has the power to forever define us

one at a time

we can make changes in ourselves that need to be made

one at a time 

we can face moments that, if faced as a whole would crush us

one at a time we can make a positive difference in this world