“What practice builds in us is a true confidence that can’t be derived from outward signs of success—fame, money, beauty. This confidence comes from the fact that you show up over and over again. That you do what you say you are going to do. That you commit to a practice, one that is possible given your life and maybe with a few missed times, a few times you mess up, you stay in the driver’s seat. And even the times you don’t show up are part of the practice if you pay attention to them, do not get rigid, can develop a soft heart/mind and don’t punish yourself or quit altogether because of one—or two—times you didn’t sit, or run, or write, or eat perfectly.” (Natalie Goldberg, The True Secret of Writing)
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