A lot of the actions we take don’t bear fruit. Perhaps 1% or less of the changes we try to effect actually manifest themselves in this world.

In the short term, it might seem like our actions are futile, like throwing dust in the wind. However, just like a seed buried in the earth, sprouting its first sprout, a lot of the impact begins below the surface.

We might go to the gym for a few months, not closely monitoring our progress. Then we happen to run into an old friend and they say “Wow! It looks like you’re taking care of yourself; your posture looks much better!”

Or we begin a personal development journey in another area, and another friend tells us “You seem so much more confident!”

No matter what happens with a project, whatever changes occur in the world… When we take action, we do succeed in making changes in ourselves.

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