I’ve been working with people lately on taking first steps, moving without knowing how it will turn out, without even knowing what we are doing, engaging in ‘the power of imperfect action.’

This capacity is what allows us to live fully, in a flow of creative energy, the same energy that fills the universe.

what Lisa Sassevich calls ‘building the plane as you fly it.’

First Step

Beginnings
are sometimes foggy.
The path is not always clear.
The end of one begets another.
To begin, put one foot
in front of the other.
Your foot knows where to land,
the one that moves forward first.
Forget about the best foot.
Just put it out there.
Stop traffic if you have to.
Go home if that is where it leads you.
Go back to work
if that is where your foot falls.
You don’t have to
go anywhere
Just rest.
After you step,
take another.
Forget about the weather.
Step
Step again.

Robin Heerens Lysne From Dancing Up the Moon