A Million Pitfalls

True success does not come after one try, but only after a million pitfalls and lessons learned on the way.

Been thinking about success recently. It's so hard not to want success to come right away but the more you want that only the more frustrated you'll get when it doesn't come. And if it does come it is usually much less satisfying because then it really wasn't a challenge and nothing can be gained from that. We all want things to work out perfectly but can you imagine if they really did? How horrible life would be? No one would ever be pushed to do something new or exciting or to get better at something....or to learn. There's such a satisfied feeling that comes out of accomplishing something you've been failing at for so long. I've got many personal hurdles that I'm currently working on, tackling each at small intervals and slowly I'm getting better. Feeling more accomplished, feeling....well. It's so weird to see all the important things in life people are throwing away day by day. Mental health and growing up are usually just assumed to happen as people grow older but this is sooooo false! You have to make the choice to be healthy and adult! and what counts as healthy today.....pffft!!!! Nowhere close to where people really should be. And we all wonder why we're miserable. It almost feels good to me when I see myself failing at each new thing I try because then at least I'M TRYING. Some people won't ever try something new and unusual, which is really to sad...what they must be missing out on. Of course what I like won't be what everybody else likes but if you never try you never know for sure. I thought I hated peanut butter...then I was forced to try it and behold I then loved it. I'm not perfect but most of my life I've tried new things, even things that scare me, I still try. Variety in life is good, it leaves you feeling fulfilled because even if you try it and don't like it, you've gained knowledge and experience. I don't like spiny rides. I know this because I have ridden them a few times and the last three experiences have left me nauseous, see...there I learned. Most often though I find if you really give something a chance, you end up usually liking it. Chance. Just stare at the word for a bit, absorb it. Peel it apart and poke around. In fact do that with lots of things. Instead of just going through each day. Absorb it, think about it, understand it. Look at it cosmically, be awed by it. Be awed by life in general. Who'd of known this could ever be? Life is different for everybody but I get so sad when I see people just meandering through life, so unthankful, so blind. Open your eyes and be thankful for everything in your life. Be active in life, don't ever just float.

Absorb.

and as always

Que Sera Sera!