The last post reminds me of Tom Waits, who reminds me that one reliable strategy is to simply take the next step, and then the one after that, and then the one after that, and not to think of anything other than the very next step. Often I find that somehow that single step followed by single step eventually builds a momentum that pulls me out of the depths. The steps can be literal. I've run 4 marathons. But it might just be getting my ass off the couch and cleaning all the dog shit off of the grass in the back yard.
