It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out
how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of deeds
could have done better. The credit belongs to the person
who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust,
sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes
short again and again, and spends themselves in a worthy
cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who, at worst, if they fail, at least fails
while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory
nor defeat.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
I took that very unfamiliar step out of my comfort zone.
Yes, I was defeated in a way and I was in the woe is me
attitude for awhile. But no more. Have had time to think
and meditate and even though I did not receive the answer
I was hoping for I will continue to try.
