What you make with your hands, do not break with your feet.

How many times have you started a diet?  The drill is all too familiar: you make a decision that THIS time, your are really going to stick to it. The day dawns, the diet begins with lots of commitment and determination, and things go well for a while.  But then, there is a slip – maybe a big dinner out, or a birthday cake, or any number of other things that throw the diet off.  The next thing you know, you’re making a decision that THIS time, you are really going to stick to it…

This proverb talks about resisting the tendency to sabotage yourself.  There are so many things we set out to do that are wonderful and worthwhile and HARD. To accomplish anything requires focus and work, so  you have to stick with it. And you have to be really careful so that you don’t become the obstacle in the path of your success.

If you decide to put $25 a week in the bank to save for the future, but every few months you dip into it to “take care of an emergency”, what will you have when the future arrives?  If you want to get ahead at work, but you constantly come in late and argue with your coworkers, how likely is it that you’ll move up the ladder?  Sure, emergencies happen and coworkers can be jerks, but only you know in your heart of hearts the role you play in making your dreams come true.  What you make with your hands, do not break with your feet.  Keep the bigger picture in mind, and do the work necessary to get there. When your whole body is working together, you can accomplish anything you want!