Zig zagging up

Up into the right

Things always getting better

Immediate returns

Instant rewards


Well, that would be nice!

When that happens

Let's appreciate it

But it's not the norm


Especially, 

When we're practicing at the edge of our abilities

Surely,

If we go beyond


When we're outright changing something

Things may get worse for some time

Maybe we even need to unlearn and relearn

Take a few steps backwards


Bottom line:

There always be setbacks

Bad times

Disappointments


But if we zoom out a bit

From days to weeks and months

And we find a positive trend line

We might be on the right track after all


The trend is going to look nice and smooth

Zoomed in, we're zig-zagging but upwards

Main thing is we keep looking

And trying