Sometimes doing great work means taking several steps backward.”
I don’t know of a single human being throughout the span of time who who has not desired some level of success and greatness.
I am not talking about the greatness that world conquers sought, the empty success that only leaves you with an insatiable high for more in all the wrong ways, the kind that leaves victims wounded, and bloodied in your wake.
I am talking about the great work of authentic meaning and self expression. I am talking about that work that comes from an honest and sincere heart, that one that you can whisper to God with a smile and say, “We did good, eh?”
Be it your art, your writing, your marriage, your conquering of the daily grind whereas you force yourself to say “This is the day the Lord has made, and I will rejoice and be…
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