DDDela`s Musings

P hoto of Thomas Edison (Notable inventor of the light bulb) Photo source:  www.youtube.com              In my relatively short life, I have observed a couple of young men and women who were once my school mates; many struggled through school. Some were downright academically poor whereas others made consistently poor grades because they were simply not serious with their academics; they seemed a hopeless bunch. A couple of years down the line, I am more than impressed by what they have made of their lives. I look at their lives now but see no correlation between what they once were and what they are now. As a matter of fact, it will seem as though such individuals have always been smart, intelligent, serious-minded and purpose driven.             When the names of some of the world`s great achievers are mentioned, many assume these persons were actually geniuses from childhood. ...

Photo source:  artcreationforever.com “Survival can be summed up in these words - never give up. That`s the heart of it really. Just keep trying”-Bear Grylls If the little baby who kept falling as he or she attempted walking had quit trying, such a baby would probably never have learned to walk. It is common knowledge that babies eventually learn how to walk after several falls; the falling is part of the process of learning to walk. You are not a failure because you failed. You are a failure if you quit trying.             In the pursuit of worthwhile goals and aspirations, there are the lows and the highs. There are times you may succeed. There are also times you may fail. In virtually every field of human endeavor, it is those who keep forging ahead despite their mistakes, failures and seeming lack of progress who eventually come up tops. Show me an individual who is an expert at what he or she does and I will show...