Success and Failure

A year of writing, a year of changes, unexpected positive changes. A year of internal change, change in attitude, a year of trying to evolve into being my own person. If you get pieces of rags, you can either quilt it together to make a beautiful blanket,  or cry your heart out about how unfair  destiny has been to you. The perception that something is good or bad is all in the head. It is up to us to make the best of a situation, to learn from our mistakes, to grow into better human beings.Failure is when you let bitterness seep into  the cracks of pain. Setbacks are part of life, testing our faith in ourselves and universe.

Successes gives us hope, joy and the will to live. Failures teach us humility and reminds us the how fickle life is. Without experiencing setbacks,failures or pain, we can never learn to empathize with other people. We cannot connect to other people. It is our choice what to make of our pain, suffer and delve into self-pity, or to rise above it and soar higher to get a better perspective of life. Every time we fail and rise we emerge stronger and more confident. 

When things are going good, we take them for granted. Change is never subtle, and most changes are not controlled by your desires no matter what people tell you. We generally expect things to go according to our plans, we plan ,we dream, but in our quest for a future we deem to be better, we forget all the treasures in the present moment. 

One thing I have learnt in these past few years is that never take anything for granted. Be grateful for all the blessings in your life, every little joy, because like bad times, good times don't last forever. I have learnt to remind myself everyday, that today was a good day - thank you for it , but tomorrow is another day and whatever it holds for me, it is going to change too. So although I am going to enjoy and savor every minute of my happy times, I am very much aware and prepared for whatever the future might hold for me, reminding myself each d that time is fickle and this too will change.