The Power of Writing It Down

Thinking about problems in our head only feeds it. It seems to get bigger the more you think about it. The keyword here is "seems". But how smaller our problems become when we put it on paper. When you write it for what it really is. Suddenly it becomes manageable, the solution attainable. Yes the problem doesn't get solved by writing it down, just like when you let it run on your head, but it puts them in the right perspective--in the birds eye view. I remember how a joke goes like this:  How do you eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time. The problem can be big. It may take more than one solution to solve it. But when we act one step at a time, it takes us closer to the solution, closer than if we didn't move.

It's amazing how God even prepared me for this. Earlier he spoke through His Word: Do not worry about anything ... because my heavenly Father knows my needs. Worry doesn't add a single hour to my life. So take life one day at a time (Paraphrased).