Michelangelo said, “Inside every block of marble is the perfect statue; my job is to take away what is not that.”
This quote gives me pause. It shifts my perspective.
Maybe because I have over-filled my schedule at times in my life. I have added without subtracting — said yes more than no. I have wondered what ELSE I should be doing (in addition to what I am already doing) to get me where I want to go. And many of the “additions” have not been things that move me closer to my goals.
This quote reminds me that it’s important to decide what not to do. Because adding can distract me from what’s important. Adding can create more noise and busyness.
And time spent adding is time not spent carving.
