Monday, May 24, 2010

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. - Confucius

So often I have failed and let it stop me. How I have felt the depressing reality of missing the mark, of falling short, of not succeeding. But the truth is, we are never really failures til we stop. Stop trying. Stop persisting. Stop moving forward. Whether, like Sisyphus, it feels like we are pushing a boulder up a hill or mountain, it is important to know: it is OUR boulder and our HILL. In other words, your life's work is to push boulders up increasingly higher and higher hills and mountains. And if you are on the right path, just as you get to the top of one hill, another bigger mountain and another, bigger boulder will appear

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