From an email from the wonderful meditation teacher Phillip Moffitt, who has led two long silent retreats I’ve attended (and wrote about here), on his new year’s teaching:
The theme that I’m going to be exploring this year is the importance of starting where you are and then proceeding with a commitment to starting over again as many times as it takes. I view both of these character traits as both central to Theravada Buddhism and to practical empowerment on the street of life with all of its difficulties.