Keep taking those small steps – because they’ll take you so much further than someone who can take big steps but doesn’t – and that’s an awful lot of people.

Re. the article, I’ve lately been reminded that I’ve had an illness now for 7 years, and every time, it seems a horrifyingly long time, with not a lot of progress. It really stops me in my tracks and I cannot believe how quickly time has passed.
Then I remember an example from my training as a Life Coach. the trainer was coaching someone who wanted to study for a degree, but felt that she was “too old”, nearing the big 50. Her limiting thought was “in 3 years time by the time I’ve got my degree, I’ll be 50 !” (as if 50 is one foot in the grave !?). The coach said, “and how old will you be in 3 years time if you don’t do the degree ?”

I read about someone recently who graduated at 87. It puts things into perspective, and my very small steps towards being a painter, in response to my illness, seem worthwhile after all.