We learn far more from our apparent failures, than we ever do from our supposed successes. Sometimes, though, it takes us a while. When we make a mistake, we can't immediately absorb all it has taught us because it pains us to dwell on the disappointment. Also, instinctively, we know that if we analyse the past too deeply, we risk getting stuck in it.
But with that knowledge, we do it...and we loose the opportunities that we can only
seize if we had understood why the previous chance was missed. The way to avoid repeating an old error is to be sure and know what went wrong and why. Then try again and get it right this time....
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Thursday, 24 June 2010
World with no war...
Can you imagine a world without war? It is hard for me, I have been raised through a civil war of change as a result of a revolution, then an actual war...were I experienced loss of high school friends, constant sirens in the middle of the night, and nothing on TV but news of war and TV lessons in maths as we have all missed so much school...
But of course sometimes, I can imagine life without war. When I feel high and inspired, I can easily envisage this. It's not just the pacifists and the dreamers, the military can see it as well - as can all the companies that make millions of dollars from manufacturing weapons. They see it, and they worry. Where will their profits come from if nations are no longer afraid of each other?
This makes me think of someone, in my world now, who has a vested interest in keeping an argument alive? Perhaps If I want peace I must first identify the real problem...I kind of know what it is...but can't stop feeling there is more to it...I know the solution to it too...just looking for the courage of making the next move...overcoming the fear of the unknown is perhaps the main thing stopping me from moving forward...
But of course sometimes, I can imagine life without war. When I feel high and inspired, I can easily envisage this. It's not just the pacifists and the dreamers, the military can see it as well - as can all the companies that make millions of dollars from manufacturing weapons. They see it, and they worry. Where will their profits come from if nations are no longer afraid of each other?
This makes me think of someone, in my world now, who has a vested interest in keeping an argument alive? Perhaps If I want peace I must first identify the real problem...I kind of know what it is...but can't stop feeling there is more to it...I know the solution to it too...just looking for the courage of making the next move...overcoming the fear of the unknown is perhaps the main thing stopping me from moving forward...
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
ConDemNation....
In this era of uncertainty, we can no longer feel sure of what's possible or impossible.
We can't be certain of anything! I am sure when DC was shaking hand with the Queen (Not Kissing Hand..Shaking!) last night, he was pretty pleased with the distance he had traveled.
Distances can be deceptive. So too can speeds. Last week he couldn't have possibly be sure how fast he is traveling . Nor was he certain about how much ground he had recently covered. Maybe even at some point he thought he was completely stuck, he was certainly to assume you he is getting nowhere.
I suppose he was actually waiting in exactly the right place for the perfect opportunity.
Perhaps we should take a page from his book...that distances are deceptive and opportunity could be about to present itself much sooner than one think and consider every option optimistically today... including the option of doing nothing!
We can't be certain of anything! I am sure when DC was shaking hand with the Queen (Not Kissing Hand..Shaking!) last night, he was pretty pleased with the distance he had traveled.
Distances can be deceptive. So too can speeds. Last week he couldn't have possibly be sure how fast he is traveling . Nor was he certain about how much ground he had recently covered. Maybe even at some point he thought he was completely stuck, he was certainly to assume you he is getting nowhere.
I suppose he was actually waiting in exactly the right place for the perfect opportunity.
Perhaps we should take a page from his book...that distances are deceptive and opportunity could be about to present itself much sooner than one think and consider every option optimistically today... including the option of doing nothing!
Monday, 10 May 2010
Move a Mountain
I don't understand what is happening...and I am fed up...It feels like I need to move a mountain now...even with my sheer determination, that's more than I can reasonably expect to accomplish.
I don't know; if I was being an optimist I would have seen this as an omen...I would say that it means I have to look at some way of accepting the mountain in its existing position and finding an easier way to get past it, round it or even, possibly, over it....but hey lets face it..I am NOT... realistically I can't do the impossible...certainly not on my own within the realms of what's actually viable...but I do wish there was something that would magically set the choices and right answers....
I don't know; if I was being an optimist I would have seen this as an omen...I would say that it means I have to look at some way of accepting the mountain in its existing position and finding an easier way to get past it, round it or even, possibly, over it....but hey lets face it..I am NOT... realistically I can't do the impossible...certainly not on my own within the realms of what's actually viable...but I do wish there was something that would magically set the choices and right answers....
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Even the most accomplished tightrope walkers practice new manoeuvrings close to the ground. They only get up on the high wire when they are comfortable with the steps they have to take. I now feel up in the air, wishing that I didn't have quite so far to fall.
It is funny when I think about it, I should though be very experienced in the exercise. It would be easy if I wasn't so aware of the consequences of making a wrong move.
I try to push this to the back of my mind. Walk on with confidence and not let the circus of life make me feel I am in any danger - I just need to get the hang of this new challenge and I will be fine with it.
It is funny when I think about it, I should though be very experienced in the exercise. It would be easy if I wasn't so aware of the consequences of making a wrong move.
I try to push this to the back of my mind. Walk on with confidence and not let the circus of life make me feel I am in any danger - I just need to get the hang of this new challenge and I will be fine with it.
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