PERSONAL SUCCESS

TODAY'S QUOTE:
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. - Zig Ziglar

Trying can be a triumph all its own once any effort at all becomes a burden to the weary and faint of heart. Life takes strength of every sort to just break even sometimes. Any weak point can wobble the whole structure, but possessing even a speck of hope, or a grain of faith will keep you centered until all the fragments can reconnect. The floor may slant, the walls may  buckle, but the right point of view will transform the imperfections into a uniquely fashioned masterpiece. Reconstruction is mandatory or failure is certain.

The attempt alone matters in ways that are impossible to explain to anyone who has not been knocked to their knees, or tossed face-first too many times to calculate. Unless you have been there and done that there are no battle scars to compare. The cost of every tumble and the effort needed to rise again is multiplied with each new challenge. The trick is to die trying rather than committing soul suicide by not trying at all. Just the thought of silent surrender will drive even the weariest warrior to action. Speed may vary, but it is a personal journey, not a public race.

Viewing the rate of acceleration as a point of success will only add to the effort necessary to take any steps at all. Counting the times of landing is not a positive pastime either; it is the number of standings that measure the strength we possess. We cannot control what life tosses in our path, but we can master our point of view and alter our actions to better reflect a victorious nature. The only other alternative is to simply be satisfied to settle into the role of victim. The choice is easy enough... if the price is costly then the rewards will be priceless. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!