One Thing at a Time

 "Whether Children stick their hand down a narrow goody jar, they cannot get their full fist out and start crying. Drop a few treats and you will get it out! Curb for your desire - do not set your heart so many things and you will get what you need" - Epictetus

I read this today on HabitApp - the app I have been using for the last couple of months to help me with my meditation, journaling and mindset. 

I really like this app because it helps me changing my perspective about life. 

I mean we can learn from the philosophy above. 

In life, we are so busy wanting to get everything at the same time, but when we do not get everything, we get disappointed at ourselves. 

We often say that we cannot do this or we cannot get this because we try everything at the same time without doing it properly or mastering it first before trying something else. 

I think we need to set a priority when we are doing something or when we want to get something. 

We need to ask ourselves if we really need it or we just want it. 

If we need it, what will we focus on getting it and how will we do it?

We need to do it one step at a time in order for us to focus in getting it. 

We need to ask ourselves what would happen if we do not get it and how will we react? 

All these questions are important because it will help us slowly to map our priorities in getting anything we need. 

As human being, we tend to do everything at the same time like I have mentioned before when we need to only focus on one thing - one step at a time. We can get another thing later on. 

This teaches me to be able to set a priority higher and to work on it without distracting myself with another thing. 

I am also learning to let go things I want but not my priorities yet in order for me to get to my priority. 

I enjoy reading the philosophy today. 

I hope I get to  learn and grow each day.