A more positive approach

I've been thinking a lot since last nights entry and I wanted to try a more positive approach.
I think when there's something you want to accomplish and you see others doing it while you're left behind it seems there's only 2 reactions to this. Either give up or catch up, but in truth there's a 3rd. I think this one makes more sense and that's to just keep going, at your own pace. I want to write beautiful music but those who make it once also spent ages playing boring exercises and fiddling around with 3 chord songs and they couldn't get to where they did if they got impatient and skipped that part.
I wish I could finish my book but I just read that Stephen Christians took him 3 years to do. Mine will never be as good as his but I will take as long as possible to make sure it's the best I can do.
And as for the band, well that one's out of my control but it's in G-ds hands and I trust Him.
I can't force myself to feel patient but I can try and think patiently.
Peace