It's not fatal

Have you ever had that moment in the spotlight that you shined so bright you just wish you could freeze time? On the other hand, have you ever had one of those moments when you just wish you could crawl in a hole somewhere and stay until whatever you did was forgotten by everyone who knew you did it?

I think that in our lives we have those peaks and valleys, those ups and downs, those successes and failures on a fairly consistent basis. I am so blessed even on my worst day. But, I can do some of the dumbest things. GOD has allowed me to experience some pretty sweet successes in life too. And, I am sure that there have been times during those moments of undeserved success that I have allowed my ego to get the best of me and the better of others.

Today's word reminds me to keep things in perspective. It is a quote from Winston Churchill that says, "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts."

Those moments of success do seem to pass quickly. And, those moments of complete and total failure have not killed my desire to do better. As embarrassing as failure is, it motivates me to do better to be better to behave better. So, too, should success; there's no need to think I have "arrived" because I have proven that I can certainly mess things up.

It truly isn't success of failure that defines us. It is the way we handle each of those. We just have to remember that success is fleeting and that failure is not fatal. Then, we need to summon up the courage to take the next step.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T