Clarity

Clarity might only arrive afterward: after you’ve done the work.

After you’ve written the email/article/book and revised it and sent it. After you’ve cooked the meal and re-seasoned it and eaten it with your family or guests. After you’ve started the workout and tweaked it and finished it.

Getting there is a pain in the ass because the silly thing won’t usually just tell you what it wants to be. You have to see what it responds to, what encourages it, what helps it thrive or come alive. It’s drawn to action and activity. It’s curious about what you think it is—or what it could be. It is patient. It may change its mind…

But it won’t even sniff around if there’s no scent to pick up on.