There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. T.H. Huxley There was a time in my life where I not only strived for perfection, but I attacked myself mentally when I didn't achieve perfection. I learned over time it made more sense to strive for perfection and be happy with your results. We must always do our best each and every day, however our best today may be more or less than what it was yesterday or will be tomorrow. As long as we give the day the best we have, there shouldn't be any regrets. A favorite read of mine is "Do It! - Let's get off our Buts" by John-Roger and Peter McWilliams. The value of Action "There are two primary benefits to action. The first is obvious, although often overlooked: if we don't do something, we're not going to get anything. We will get "what comes our way" which may or may not be what we want. Even if what we want occasionally does come our way, we almost always have to do something to partake of it. As the bumper sticker says: "Action for Satisfaction." The second benefit is one of those "hidden values," like excitement hiding as fear, or caring hiding as hurt: the value of action is that we make mistakes. Mistakes show us what we need to learn." "Men stumble over the truth from time to time." Winston Churchill wrote, "but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened." Frued said, "From error to error one discovers the entire truth." These views shape how I relate to mistakes. I no longer beat myself up from the mistakes I've made or will make. I force myself to learn from these mistake in an effort to learn and improve. It is through the truth in which we develop ourselves. I may find myself making every possible mistake, but it can be a happy ending if we learn to seek truth. "New Soul" - Yael Naim I'm a new soul I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take. But since I came here felt the joy and the fear Finding myself making every possible mistake la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la... I'm a young soul in this very strange world Hoping I could learn a bit about what is true and fake. But why all this hate? Try to communicate. Finding trust and love is not always easy to make. la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la... This is a happy end Cause' you don't understand Everything you have done Why's everything so wrong This is a happy end Come and give me your hand I'll take your far away. I'm a new soul I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take but since I came here felt the joy and the fear Finding myself making every possible mistake I'm a new soul I came to this strange world Making every possible mistake This is a happy end Comments Submit a comment of your own: Please include your name: Comments: