What do you first do when you learn to swim?
You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens?
You make other mistakes, and when you have made
all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning -
and some of them many times over - what do you find?
That you can swim?
Well - life is just the same as learning to swim!
Do not be afraid of making mistakes,
for there is no other way of learning how to live!
Alfred Adler
A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.
Anonymous
GOOD MORNING
Last night we had a tornado watch in our state. We had some thunder showers, but I don’t think any tornados materialized. Every thing is gloriously green with all this rain we’ve had and leaves are now actually coming out on the trees. After a long winter, we forget just how green things can be.
It’s FRIDAY once again and I’m looking forward to the weekend. By Sunday I think we will once again see some sunshine! Today is going to be one of those 'beach' days for sure!
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Failure doesn't mean - "You are a failure,"
It means - You have not succeeded.
Failure doesn't mean - "You accomplished nothing,"
It means - You have learned something.
Failure doesn't mean - "You have been a fool,"
It means - You had a lot of faith.
Failure doesn't mean - "You don't have it,"
It means - You were willing to try.
Failure doesn't mean - "You are inferior,"
It means - You are not perfect.
Failure doesn't mean - "You've wasted your life,"
It means - You have a reason to start afresh.
Failure doesn't mean - "You should give up,"
It means - "You must try harder.
Failure doesn't mean - "You'll never make it,"
It means - It will take a little longer.
Failure doesn't mean - "God has abandoned you,"
It means - God has a better way for you.
All persons, no matter how big, make mistakes. But history teaches us that big people refuse to falter because of their mistakes. Henry Ford forgot to put a reverse gear in his first automobile. Edison once spent over two million dollars on an invention which proved of little value. The person who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. They arethe ones who never try anything new; they are the brake on the wheel of progress. Remember, a mistake becomes an error only when nothing is done to correct it .....
May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !
MA
5 comments:
Once again today I love your little graphics they brighten me,and also does your posting too.Sometimes I do feel a failure,so this mornings posting you have put out,I will read plenty and dwell on these things a while.Thankyou for sharing this today.Yes the greenery is so lovely and how I love the fresh smell of the earth when it has rained too.Hope there are no more warnings of Tornado's for you and the sun shines all week/end .Sending you a smile this morning :-)))) Take care God Bless Kath
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yeah we had tornado watches and such but seeme d pretty calm. One time we had abig clap of thunder and it burst out loudly with buckets of rain. then did it a little later and boom the heavy rain agian. saw some lightening but that was it. yeah te weekend is here again
Pleased you didnt get a tornado ,I like the 'failure thing ' very wise ! ...love Jan xx
I hope you have a good day today.
Pam
From the graphics, I can see that you are really havinkg your beach day, aren't you. How terrifying to hear of tornado warnings, and thankfully that is something I do not have to live with. I am thinking about mistakes and all those I have made in my life...and there probably have been many. However, some of those mistakes have taken my life in a direction it might not have gone otherwise --- some good and some not so good, but I have become wiser along the way. Have a wonderful weekend.
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