When walking to our destination, we measure our progress by the distance we’ve traveled. If we stopped to recount and judge the quality of each step we took, it would become a major distraction that could compromise our trip.

Each step, when evaluated on its own, appears to be insignificant. It’s our combined steps, the ones we’ve taken and the ones we will continue to take, that best reflect our efforts.

The steps we take matter. The ones we take when we’re not sure we can, builds our courage. The ones we take when the journey is rough, builds our strength. And everything we build is at our service for the remainder of the trip.

Sometimes the journey requires more steps than we’ve anticipated and sometimes we arrive at our destination ahead of schedule. Either way, the only way to get where we’re going, is to take the next step.