The second of January

Don't let the distance to be travelled deter you from taking the first step – today

Brilliant advice. Advice I should probably heed more often.

It pays to keep in mind the scope of the advice, though. There are other possible reasons not to take the first step today. For example: the time of day. A less frivolous example might involve having something more important to do that has to be finished by tomorrow morning.

Also, don't forget to consider reasons for and against whether to travel the distance at all. Jesus told this parable:

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'
"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace."—Luke 14:28–32 (NIV)

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