Your mind floats over the trees to where you want to be to that wide-open space
where you feel the water’s breeze,
and you struggle to manage the space between expectation and reality.
I cannot tell you that you are free from feeling insignificant as you work quietly.
But I can tell you faithfulness matters
even when progress feels small.
Your attention to this moment is a seed being sown,
and will lead to a garden of growth.
It may take years
to see how all your hard work blooms, but don’t let the waiting interrupt your gratitude.
You will not miss out on what is meant for you.
– Morgan Harper Nichols, autistic multidisciplinary artist
