Have Courage

This is one of my favorite quotes, and recently it's been all I can think about. On the scale of success and failure, it is easy to swing too far either way. What I mean is this: when I am achieving my goals, working hard, feeling good--I am on top of the world. I feel like I've made it, this is it, I will forever be in this state of success. But then, when I slip-up, make mistakes, fall back into old patterns (which I always inevitably do) there is a similar feeling of finality. The self-doubting thoughts of "I'll never make it, so why try?" and "It's IMPOSSIBLE" (<---see previous post for my thoughts on this word) come into play. Doubting leads to discouragement, and discouragement leads to the destruction of your goals, hopes, and dreams. At least this is what it FEELS like. Luckily our feelings do not always reflect reality.

I really do believe this quote--whatever successes you have in your daily life, they aren't set in stone, they don't last forever. We have to continually keep trying. But failure isn't final either--it doesn't last forever and it will not destroy all your desires for the future. YOU/I/WE CAN RECOVER FROM FAILURE! The most important thing to remember is to simply continue forward with courage. Success and failure is just part of the deal, neither one will completely define me or you. With that in mind, I feel a little more motivation to work a little harder, and do a little more.