One More Time

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 There is a science to blogging. And Facebook. And Twitter. And all that other stuff that makes me feel like I am 90 years old. I am sure if I did some research I would find that 10:01 pm is NOT the time to post a blog. But my blog has become the way I gather my thoughts from the day. So if you read this, great. But if you are in bed, that is great too.

I love watching a baby learn to walk. They stand, fumble around, and then fall. As a parent, you smile because you know any day that baby will take their first step, then start walking, then start running. How many moms have said, "they will be running any day now." 

Babies, have the cutest little smile when they are learning. Every time they fall down, (and they do, a lot) they get excited about being able to stand longer than last time or taking a few more steps. Somewhere in their make up, they are excited about what they learned, never about how many times they fell down. They never give up just push to do more, learn more.

Where did we lose that? I know I think, I am 33 years old, I shouldn't make mistakes any more. I hate screwing up. Or branching out and falling short. When I fail, I feel like a failure. How sad! 

If I want to grow I have to get comfortable with not being perfect. I want to become a better, wiser, more confident person. So I better get comfortable with falling. And falling a lot. Then getting up and smiling because I am one fall away from running.