The Life Changing Magic of Twelve Days Straight

Do anything for twelve days straight and it will make a difference. Something will change or lift or be discovered or take flight. You'll get a grip or get an idea or see things clearer. You'll look better or feel better or maybe your house will too.  Not by some far fangled magic or some secret method but in the simple act of doing the thing consistently, of going through the steps and doing the work.
Surprised the heck out of me.

On Inch by Inch Garden Progress and Small Steps that Take You Places

I still go back to these words

 - - -  small steps will often keep us going when we run out of steam with the grand gestures.   Leeana Tankersley
Sometimes small steps are the only thing you can do when time and money, energy and ability and plain old priorities count the "grand gestures" out for the time being

- - - and sometimes taking one small step can seem like the grandest gesture of all.