on getting back UP … (12/13/12)

“Confidence is the food of the wise man and the liquor of the fool.” ~ unknown

We can’t know real Peace in our lives as long as think we “have it all figured out” … Life is far too unpredictable for our confidence, and far too powerful f

or our pride.

No matter how well we are walking through our days, one thing remains truly certain — we will indeed fall. Our successes will be followed by failures, our victories by defeats and our pleasures by moments painful.

And yet we need not fear our next tumble, for the ability to rise from defeat is what makes life so amazingly powerful.

After all, we are not here to merely “be happy” or “have fun” or “know good times”. We are here to right ourselves after we slip — to try again after we fail — to rise again after having been beaten down.

And we are here to help others do the same.

So if you happen to be doing well, be grateful that you are standing … If you happen to have fallen, simply choose to get back up.

And if you happen to see another take a tumble, remember to reach out a Loving hand — and help them stand again.