Ah, learning

Here we are, a new year. 2008 is behind us, and 2009 all in the front. With a new year comes excitement, intrigue, mystery, passion, anticipation, etc. of all the things life has to offer. I heard an interesting comment the other day. It went something like, "stop trying to have a perfect past." Indeed the past is behind us. No matter how hard we try, no matter how desperately we wish to change certain things, we cannot.

The only things we can control are the things we can control. Think about it. We cannot change what we, or others, have done in the past. We cannot control the mistakes we have made. We can, however, remember and apply what we learned from those mistakes. That is not to say mistakes won't be made again, but if we aren't learning and growing each time--that is where the true failure lies.

It is not that we have fallen, but whether or not we get up--and how we respond. We will fall, we will fail, but what will we learn? That is the question, and that is where true progression, greatness, and even happiness stand waiting. Let's take what we have learned in 2008 and apply that in 2009.

Happy New Year everyone!