Building something big as a community project has its joys, and is worth doing. But building something small all on your own is golden.
That little thing you do yourself – for yourself – is a nugget of pure joy. It can be painting a picture. It can be making a pizza from scratch. What matters is that all those little twists and turns in the process become yours, rough edges and all. Not smoothed out by the thousand lessons learned from a thousand practitioners before you. All yours.
Get that rough little gem, polish it just a tiny bit, and then let the light shine on it.
The Opportunity Machine 