Is tough, and it is tempting to turn back at the first hurdle.

I have a few things pressing in on me at the moment; all of them require a certain amount of courage and perseverance. Firstly, there is the wasted muscle in my legs. I have lost a lot of sleep worrying about how the strength I used to have has flown away as I became increasingly immobile. Doctors used to test my legs and say ‘there’s a lot of strength there’. Not anymore. It’s like watching flotsam drifting out of reach. So, I have to start again. The problem with exercise is that at the beginning, you can’t see any improvement and it is so hard. That’s when you have to believe that change is coming, very slowly.

The second beginning that I have to break through is when my trike arrives (yay!) I have to learn how the fancy gadgets that enable pedal assist and overcome my fear of technology. I will do it because the person who is selling it to me believes it is going to a good home.

And lastly, there is a new novel that is hovering on the edges of my mind that I need to harness.

Is there anything that you know you have to begin but you can’t face it? Maybe it’s fear, lack of self-belief or just overwhelming tiredness. As I said a few years ago, everything starts with middle C. The first note, word, stretch or movement will break your apprehension and start you on your way. Tell someone you are about to begin and then you will have to keep going! I have just remembered that my third thing was supposed to be picking up my viola again and subconsciously I avoided telling you about it. Let’s do it, begin something, tell someone and watch it take wings!