
but the thing is I am in the car- traffic is fluid and eventually I will be able to push my way out. I may have gotten a false start but I certainly didn't miss my only chance. what silly logic would that be? this got me thinking, how many times in life do we get a false start, but instead of trying again we just figure that we failed and walk away. instead of seeing our first intention as a false start, and call "Flag on the Play", we see a big red sign that blinks FAILURE in red. we hang our heads and walk away. what's sadder is there are so many times when we see that as a reason not to try again- ever.
I have certainly watched people struggle with this. whether it be with love, addiction, business- it affects many people. getting back on the saddle is just not that easy when a matter of the heart is involved-or a serious passion. Am I guilty of this? yes- I suppose I am- as evidenced by my logic while in the car. I find myself doing this in the kitchen as well. If a recipe doesn't come out right I write it off. Rarely do I give it another go. and recently I was thinking that I did the same with grad school. I made a decision not to complete the program I was in- there were so many reason- the stress, working full time, the cost- and so I gave it up. I never officially withdrew the right way. I just sort of walked away; and while I haven't regretted the decision to stop going to school I still feel like a failure. I think that feeling is prohibiting me from deciding to go back and which direction to point my future in. so what is the question here to consider? how do I grant myself a second chance?
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