Posts Tagged ‘in the moment’

I have had many pinnacle moments in my life. I’ve had many low moments in my life. I’ve done good. I’ve done bad. I’ve had millions in the bank. I’ve had debt up to my ears. I’ve been applauded. I’ve been denounced.

Every time I allowed myself to think I had arrived, I hadn’t. Every time I called myself a failure, I wasn’t.

Every moment – each high and each low – was simply a step on the path to this moment.

Period.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

True success can’t be defined by a moment. Neither can failure.

Success. Failure. It’s all just part of the journey.  Where I find myself today doesn’t really matter in the big picture.

I can’t linger in success and I shouldn’t wallow in failure.

Every moment is simply a lesson. I can learn things from the moments of success that I can’t learn from the moments of failure. And vice versa. I enjoy the moment or I endure the moment. But I know this – no moment is permanent. The moment moves on and so must I.

Feeling like a success today? Enjoy it. Learn the lesson. Move on.

Feeling like a failure today? Endure it. Learn the lesson. Move on.

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(I orginally wrote this three years ago in response to an email. It popped up on my radar screen today as a result of a new comment. It was timely. I needed the reminder. I’m sharing it again here in case someone else needs it too.)