Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos.
~ I Ching

Writer Anne Lamott espouses the idea of "shitty first drafts." Not quite as elegantly put, but the same thing.

Don't try to do it perfectly the first time.

Just do it.

You can refine, perfect, polish later.

Get it out.

Take the first step.

Run with it.

Chaos, then brilliance.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
~ Seneca

It's one thing to let the wind take you where it may, to "go with the flow," to be a rootless leaf at the mercy of the breeze.

It's quite another to make a plan and stick to it.

Believe in yourself enough to trust that you can make a decision and carry it through.

And once you make a decision, believe that it's the right one and proceed on that basis, at least until something convinces you that you need to change your path.

Aim for your harbor.

The Higher Powers have provided you with all the gears. It may therefore be as well to engage them sooner or later, otherwise you'll merely be making a series of attention grabbing, but ultimately futile, pooping noises. :) Whisper "I love you! I love you!" to the whole mad world and get going.

Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage.
~ Delmore Schwartz

Dare to love.

Dare to put your heart out there, in the hands of someone else.

Be brave enough to let someone else see your most guileless self.

Be open enough to declare your love even if you don't know what answer you'll get back.

It's never too early to say, "I love you," and it's never too late.

Okay this is a little spooky!