250126 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation(s):

The Creative Act, Patience (Rubin)

I was surprised to find a hint of Epictetus in my woo-filled creativity book. Acknowledgement that some things are not up to us and that the wise act accordingly (lest we achieve wasted effort).

If I don't follow Nature, if I take dicey shortcuts or skip steps, I'll end up with shoddy foundations. Maybe I could call ACME Foundation Repair and get it shored up, but that won't be the same. It won't ever be as good as it would have been if I had just been patient and done it right the first time.

That said, it's always a good time to fix a mistake. If I did do it wrong, it's always the right time to start doing it right, to go back to the beginning and be a padawan learner again.