Nurturing Embers

The cool of the morning got me thinking about starting fires. There is one thing that anyone who has started a fire with any form of friction, like a bow drill for example, knows; You have to be patient. The spinning of the drill creates heat. The heat builds until and ember starts to form. You have to feed that ember slowly so as not to overwhelm it. Too much fuel too fast will put it out. Not enough fuel and the ember will burn itself out. You have to pay close attention to the ember, and nurture it as it grows. This is true for ideas or relationships or goals or doing anything. Patience, feeding it slowly, not rushing ahead; these are all good lessons for avoiding getting overwhelmed. But I like to remember that even if I snuff out the first ember, I can always drill up another one.