You’ve Failed – Now Sit Down
Most parents experience the joy of watching their children turn over, then craw, then stand up, and then take those first steps. With outstretched arms they stand two or three steps away and encourage the little one to come to them. Chances are about three trillion to one that when the baby falls down the parent is not going to say, “Okay, you had your chance – you blew it! So don’t you ever try to walk again!” That’s absurd, but isn’t it equally absurd to think we can accomplish major things in our life without experiencing reversals of some kind?
We all need to remember that failure is an event, not a person, that success is a process not just an instant happening. Few succeed overnight. But most succeed over time. All of us need to remember there is a vast difference between failing in an event and failing in life. Once we understand that, our chances for success substantially increase. We need to remember that winners are people who got up one more time than they were knocked down.kAkA.hUnTeR
To hear conscience clearly often requires us to be “still” or “reflective” or “meditative” – a condition we rarely choose or find.
spoke at : 1/19/2009 12:37:00 AM