Long-term care

There’s no use bringing fix-it-today energy — with its focus and anxiety — to problems that can’t be fixed today.

For things that take time, we need attention we can sustain.

More simply: long-term problems call for long-term care.

In a way, that’s a gift. When we know we’re settling in for the long haul, we stop measuring each day by how close it is to the finish — and start recognizing it as sufficient in its own progress