In the last Nehemiah Notes, I cited a survey taken of 1,000 happily married individuals, who were asked whether, when they first met the one to whom they're now happily married, they believed this was the right person for them. Eighty percent responded no. It's the same principle which writers, artists and other creative people almost always discover, sometimes the hard way. Writers often find that their first draft of a manuscript, no matter how lovingly nurtured, doesn't communicate effectively. A second or third revision makes all the difference.
Artists have the same experience.
In other words, that which comes easily I distrust. When I have condensed and simplified sufficiently, I know then that I have something more than reality. Questioning our initial assumptions can be painful. Yet it's a critical beginning point in approaching any major decision. We also need to make a reasonable effort to get the facts and weigh them carefully.