What knocks you down off your pedestal?
I don't know about you, but it's always when I feel like I've thought of everything, covered all my bases, have all my little ducks in a row. It's when I'm feeling 98% satisfied with myself. That's a really good feeling. So good that I'm willing to ignore that 2% in the back of my mind telling me to watch my step because I'm missing something. Then, next thing you know, that 2% comes at you full force and you're flat on your back gasping for air. It doesn't seem fair and there might not have been anything you could do to prevent it. Some things are out of our control in our lives, careers, relationships. We can't think of everything, cover all our bases or have all our ducks in a row. Turns out ducks have minds of their own anyway.
So. While I'm lying here staring up at the sky and trying to catch my breath, I'm going to tell myself, "I'm ok. Things are still 98% good. Now I know what I missed and that will be helpful next time." And, even though 'next time' sounds like an exhausting effort right now, I know, once I catch my breath, I'm going to want to get up there again. I want a better and better view. And if my desire to keep climbing to get it is still greater than my fear of heights, I think I'm okay. And, if I still believe in what is great and good about my life, my career and my relationships, getting knocked down in any of them is not so painful. That 2% might be standing over me laughing but it's still only 2%. I believe that. I'm looking at the sky and, yeah, I believe that.
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