I watched a programme on TV today charting the childhood of some children born in the year 2000. It was narrated by Sir Robert Winston who in my opinion makes some really interesting TV. One of the things that made me Sad was the way that people measured Success.
One girl, who in my opinion had done a wonderful job of pulling herself out of a poverty stricken single parent existence and who was obviously making her way in the world working as a care assistant defined success as having an expensive car and a big house. I found it very sad that this girl who obviously had worked her socks off to get where she was .........who had a daughter who was beautful and obviously loved her mum very much did not see herself as sucessful.
She works and makes a difference every day to the people she cares for and it was obvious from the film that she was exceptionally good at that work, And yet because she was not rich or famous she did not think that she was successful.
What is your definition of success??????????
Mine is pleasure and enjoyement of what you are doing. Health and wellbeing of mind and body, Being loved and to be able to love. To enjoy other peoples successes as much as your own without a sense of jealousy or bitterness. and lastly to know in your heart that what you are doing is right for yourself. no one else only yourself because at the end of the day no matter how much you believe other people's opinions and input matters it really doesnt and unless you are happy in your own core you will never know true success.
And your seeking and searching will avail you not unless you know the mystery, that if that for which you seek is not found within it will never be found without.
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For me, success is now about my ongoing commitment to be everything I can be warts and all in each present moment.
I personally do not now measure success by material or financial index.
Having once been worth 1.6 million pounds and finding myself in the darkest and deepest place without financial burden or material need, I was not happy even with my financial and material success as then measured.
Sabortaging this illusion seemed my only escape at the time.
However, having equally been homeless, penniless and hungry, I've found great sucess in making it through another day and standing in that power and knowledge that as sure as eggs were eggs, the sun would rise and fall regardless of any success on my part or not.
My quote for the day:
'True success is the ability to allow yourself to be humbled by ones own failure to see one's own success at that moment without the need for more success or failure'
Terry Mace 2007
Or, put another way,
In simple terms, yes, success is an internal exploration that may be facilitated by external means!
In principle, all success as materially and financially indexed and measured can at best give us only another level or ladder to climb, where enough, is never enough!
For me now, I've total and complete abundance and have all that I require around me to be whole, healthy and well. All my needs are met!
My life account balance is now to do with, new family, dear friends and standing in my own power as a man moment by moment warts and all.
A nice antidotel story I heard many years ago sums up my thoughts and feelings.
'A young woman was sitting at a cafe' table with her partner lovingly looking into his eyes.
''I'm the richest woman alive''
she proclaimed as he smiled back at her with love.
''Yes'',
he replied,
''we are both trully rich and successful''.
They both laughed as they counted out their small change to pay for the single coffee they had shared,
''Yes'',
they replied,
''we are both trully rich and successful, and one day, we will have money as well''.
Yours successfully simple,
In abundant success and in preparation for sufficient money to do all I'm charged to do successfully...
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