Little Victories

There's a sign on the refrigerator in my home that says "Little Victories every day." I don't know if I accomplish victories "every day," but I suppose that depends on how "little" the victories can be and still count. I suppose anything important enough to get written down and checked off of a To Do list could count as a victory. In that sense, every task completed can be counted as a victory. Every load of laundry washed and folded, every stack of presents wrapped and cards signed, every email sent, every shower taken, ever blog post written, can count as a victory. In that sense, I achieve victories every day, whether I wrote the task down or not.

When we feel overwhelmed or discouraged, it may help to list our tasks for the day, both those we've already completed and those we have yet to do, to congratulate ourselves for whatever we've done so far, and to make a plan for what we're going to do next. Seeing the tasks we've completed will give us a bit of satisfaction, and seeing the next steps to be completed will give us an actionable plan for what to do next to secure further victories.

Achieving little victories can be encouraging, and it can be easier than we sometimes think. If we focus on taking it one step at a time, and we appreciate every positive step we take, we can achieve countless little victories, many of which will add up to bigger victories ahead.