#28 - Failure

"When you are open to all possibilities there is no such thing as failure."

~ Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Gabbing on:

Failure is only an outcome that we did not want or expect or anticipate. Expectations that we have established for ourselves, that are unmet, we generally label as 'failure'.

How can we judge a moment or our life as 'failure' based upon the fact that one occurrence out of an infinite number of occurrences did or did not happen the 'right way'?
How can we judge the beach by one single grain of sand?
How can we judge an ocean by one droplet of water?
How can there be failure in our life when one moment transpires in a manner that we did or did not want or expect or anticipate?

We must be of greater vision.
We must let all things come to us and pass through us - unjudged by the term 'failure' or 'success'.
However, if we must judge a moment as success or failure, let us be conscious in accepting our 'failures' and 'unanticipated moments' equally as our 'successes' because within them are hidden the seeds of all of our possibilities and potentialities.

"Failure is just the term of judgment that we attached to moments we perceive as having not met our plans, that we wish to throw away."

Be of greater patience, 'failure' like the coal, in time will prove itself to be a diamond of great value.

#25 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being...Aware

"Sometimes you must step out of the light to be seen."

~ Saturday, February 24, 2007. 8:16 am
(Inspired by to the passing of Dennis Johnson,
Boston Celtic Basketball Player)

Gabbing on:

Sometimes you must do the unexpected to find a new path. The path of expectation is always well lit with the intentions and aspirations of those who love you and care for you. To stray from this path requires you to conquer your fear of taking the time to explore and acknowledge yourself without conscious and unconscious judgment.

Do you have enough awareness of yourself to remain authentic when the inevitably criticism and doubt comes from those who care for you, as you begin to travel on a new path beyond their expectations and yours?

* The burden of self is the weight of a million feathers lifted one at a time, one moment at a time.

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