I don't know if I wrote this or not. It was sitting in my My Documents file and I thought it had a place on my blog. So apologies to who ever did write it if it wasn't me. And if it was, then I am sharing this as my own.
In weight training, failure is a good thing. Failure means you've worked so hard that your body is saying, "Enough already! I give!" It means you haven't lost control - you're not in danger of injuring yourself - but if you don't stop now, you might be overdoing it.I like thinking of failure that way. I wonder how our lives might be different if we thought about impending collapses as signals that we're working to the point of failure - the place of needing rest and respite. What if we were to simply stop, pat ourselves on the back for doing our best, and take a break, instead of judging ourselves or pushing to the point of injury?
In relationship, of course many don't push those limits of failure. I haven't always done so either. But I like the idea of it and have in the past pushed the limits and many times have failed in relationship to the point of loss. I have also suceeded to the point of growth. There is, of course the old saying from Edison "I haven't failed a thousand times, I've found a thousand things that do not work". I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea.
I have always heard that there is not enough time in one life to do all that there is to do or learn all that there is to learn. This has always been a given for me. Since I embrace infinity as natural and a part of my being, time to do has a different meaning to me than to many people. I now do what I want, when I want. At least I think I do until I find I've failed at that too.
Relationship with self is included in any relationship discussion and in my mind, I believe relationship with self drives all other relationships. When I am clear with myself, when I treat myself fairly, love myself, entertain myself, create myself in all ways new, I do so with every other relationship I have to the extent I can open to that "other" person.
Many thoughts are guided by my present moment. I am writing this as close to the now as possible. Soon, I will publish this post and then go about the rest of my day with the activities and chores of my choosing. Adios.
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