Have you ever felt daunted by the size of the tasks waiting to be done?
One idea is that you don\u2019t look at all the work to be done, just make a start! Beginnings are wonderful things.
In his \u201cLife Thoughts,\u201d Henry Ward Beecher, born in Connecticut, USA, in1813, and became an American Congregational Minister, social reformer, speaker, and evangelist, wrote, \u201cThe beginning is the promise of the end.\u201d
It took a year to write several letters to my great grandchildren. The hardest part for me was to write that first letter. My effort ended up being 94 pages making a published book. Written 5 years ago, our first great grandchild has just arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reflection: –
<\/strong>Henry Beecher continues, \u201cThe seed always whispers \u2018oak\u2019, though it is going into the ground as an acorn. I am sure that the first little blades of wheat are just as pleasant to the farmer\u2019s eye as the whole field waving with grain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Beecher life thoughts include: \u201cNever pity yourself, be a hard master to yourself and be lenient to everybody else: \u201cA house without books is like a room without windows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n