April 8, 2015, TGIW: Unhumping Hump Day…and Freeing Up!

“Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.” –Michael Korda

When moving forward in our career — much less dreams or our “work of life” — it’s easy to see in hindsight what we coulda, shoulda, and woulda (had we known better) done instead of what we did. That doesn’t take great skill or intelligence.

However, to assess and render every last bit of value out of every moment that has passed before us, to leave no stone unturned to determine the “everything-happens-for-a-reason” for every bump, bruise, blowup, or bewilderment we encounter…now that takes creativity.

Some may call it rationalization, or putting icing on a poop cake. Yet, in each life event, would we rather mine it for perfection, or subject our mind to the infection of living life by mistakes?

There are no mistakes if learning ensues. Think about it: is there any way someone could actually live life always doing the “right” thing the “right” way at the “right” time? “Right” only occurs looking backward. We live our lives forward.

Early in my career, a wise person said “You can never make a bad decision. You can only make a decision a bad one.”

Wouldn’t we all let a load off if we absolve ourselves from everything prior to now, knowing that we always did and do the best we can with what we know now? And now? And now?

Got absolution?

“It would kill the past, and when that was dead, he would be free.”  –Oscar Wilde