Last One Standing.
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." -- Vince Lombardi
My daughter Grace has been standing for a few weeks and is now learning to cruise. During an attempt yesterday, she fell on her face.
Undeterred (after a frustrated cry or two), she stood back up, took a small step and. . . landed on her butt.
And with this experience, she illustrated a point that all of us would do well to remember:
- Have no fear.
- Push your limits.
- If you fall (fail), stand back up, brush yourself off and try again -- using the wisdom from your fall to take you further than before.
Failure is an essential part of life. Embrace it. After all, if you don't land on your butt a few times, you won't know how to avoid it in the future.
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"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done." -- Samuel Smiles
If only we looked at children when we question our abilities. Toddlers never give up, they may cry a bit, but they keep on going and eventually they get it and master whatever it is they are trying to do. Nice quotes by the way. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: spindiva | July 05, 2008 at 08:58 AM
Nice, positive post!
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Posted by: Liane Schmidt | July 19, 2008 at 01:03 AM