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Saturday, Nov 5 2011 - Stumbles and frustrations
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The stumbles you endure on the way to the top of the mountain do not make the view from the summit any less magnificent. In fact, they make it more precious and full of meaning.
Learn from your mistakes and move forward. Each mistake, each frustration has within itself the power to stop you once. Don't add to that power by allowing it to continue stopping you. Get on past it and never look back. It's relatively easy to get past the frustrations. There's no sense in making it more difficult by adding your own regret.
The main value of any accomplishment comes from the effort with which it is reached. That's why diamonds, which are rare and difficult to find, are far more valuable than the pebbles which can be found anywhere.
The stumbles, the mistakes, the frustrations, the difficult efforts all serve to create value in the accomplishment which is sought. Take them in stride. You can get through them and you will, on your way to achieving exactly what you desire.
Copyright Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Used by permission. From The Daily Motivator® at www.dailymotivator.com
Learn from your mistakes and move forward. Each mistake, each frustration has within itself the power to stop you once. Don't add to that power by allowing it to continue stopping you. Get on past it and never look back. It's relatively easy to get past the frustrations. There's no sense in making it more difficult by adding your own regret.
The main value of any accomplishment comes from the effort with which it is reached. That's why diamonds, which are rare and difficult to find, are far more valuable than the pebbles which can be found anywhere.
The stumbles, the mistakes, the frustrations, the difficult efforts all serve to create value in the accomplishment which is sought. Take them in stride. You can get through them and you will, on your way to achieving exactly what you desire.
Copyright Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Used by permission. From The Daily Motivator® at www.dailymotivator.com
2 comments so far.
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a decade ago
So true. Thanks for posting. I can always use those reminders.
by DEEANN
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a decade ago
Thanks for posting this Sam, as it was so eerie to read as it was written by Ralph over ten years ago in 2000 (looked it up). I just found out about him from you several months ago. When I read it I thought about my own talk from last week called 'Finding Your Inner Diamond' and finding the value in yourself quoted below. It was strange to see both of us as writers use the analogy of diamonds and pebbles! Maybe it's a common one! Who knew?
When you find VALUE in who you are, your life, and your loved ones, you will automatically want to protect it, nurture it, and care for it at any cost. You will move toward your goal without struggle. If you see yourself as a pebble instead of a diamond, you will easily toss it aside time and time again. FIND YOUR VALUE. Your life is so much more than a throw away piece of nothingness to slowly destroy with excess food. Find your inner diamond. Think about it. Thats all I ask today.
by LAUREN95