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Just this week we were visiting friends and staying in their downstairs guest room. My husband sweetly decided to bring me coffee downstairs first thing in the morning. He came down the spiral staircase and misjudged the last step, and a few drops of coffee splashed out as he came to an abrupt stop. I had to smile, because every one of us who has carried a bucket of water knows the spillover moment is in the last step. I got to thinking how much that was a metaphor for other things. We can do a great job overall, but that last step — or the sudden stop — can get you. Visiting with relatives? Don’t let yourself get into family squabbles the last day. Riding a course of fences on your horse? Don’t get sloppy at the last fence. My golfer friends talk about the importance of follow through with a swing — that somehow their form matters even after the ball has left the ground. I’m working on a long project and it’s tempting to rush though the end in an effort to get it finished. But the coffee incident was a good reminder to munch a carrot, but watch — really watch — the last step.
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