Without your smile my strength will buckle, the dam will break and I will come undone.
The pain will wash over me, and I will not want to come up for air.
With your smile my strength will buckle, the dam will break and I will come undone.
The pleasure will wash over me, and I will not want to come up for air.
Showing posts with label Failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Failure. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Famous Last Words
Some words from the Bible, though I don't make it habit to quote from this source, seems appropriate for the moment: "It is finished."
Where I will gather strength from here is anyone's guess. Perhaps finally, I have found my intestinal fortitude. It doesn't feel like in this moment, but there are many days in front of me to find out.
"I failed," said Jean Paul Sartre, and I quite agree. But lessons are learned from failure, usually not easy ones, yet important ones. I'm a good learner, actually a very good learner.
I am weaker than I like to appear but stronger than I think I am.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” - Lao Tzu
I am half way there already. I will find strength again one day. My courage gives me hope.
It is finished.
Where I will gather strength from here is anyone's guess. Perhaps finally, I have found my intestinal fortitude. It doesn't feel like in this moment, but there are many days in front of me to find out.
"I failed," said Jean Paul Sartre, and I quite agree. But lessons are learned from failure, usually not easy ones, yet important ones. I'm a good learner, actually a very good learner.
I am weaker than I like to appear but stronger than I think I am.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” - Lao Tzu
I am half way there already. I will find strength again one day. My courage gives me hope.
It is finished.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Convergence of Wisdom
I am not smart but I enjoy being around intelligent, wise people and reading all kinds of information to compensate for my shortcomings. A recent company blog was echoed by someone I follow on twitter from the other side of the world. It’s sort of cool when things happen like that. When I read or hear it once, it’s interesting but when it is twice in two days from seemingly unattached sources, it makes me think I’m suppose to stop and listen. Both even mention Thomas Edison!
“We can choose to change our thoughts.”
“Are we allergic to change?”
“Failures sometimes produce results that are better than the original plan.”
“All those failures are just leading you to that one success.”
I have failed. I will fail again.
“There are no failures, just experiences and your reactions to them.” – David Krause
A change of heart, change of mind came in a flash of lightning months ago and I’m just now realizing it as it manifests itself in the strangest ways. Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching frustration and anger gave way to an almost giddy, idealistic dream-state a few weeks ago. Actually, that manifestation is denial of failure and change. Now that I understand it for what it is, I can face it, stare it down and crush it.
“We can choose to change our thoughts.”
“Are we allergic to change?”
“Failures sometimes produce results that are better than the original plan.”
“All those failures are just leading you to that one success.”
I have failed. I will fail again.
“There are no failures, just experiences and your reactions to them.” – David Krause
A change of heart, change of mind came in a flash of lightning months ago and I’m just now realizing it as it manifests itself in the strangest ways. Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching frustration and anger gave way to an almost giddy, idealistic dream-state a few weeks ago. Actually, that manifestation is denial of failure and change. Now that I understand it for what it is, I can face it, stare it down and crush it.
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