Begin it now

Check out this quote. I think of it and paraphrase it often but can’t ever seem to remember who said it. I just saw it again at the bottom of my friend Jamie’s email and turns out it’s Goethe. Imagine that.

Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and in it. Begin it now.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR