Thought for the day

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who as the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt]

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Being Fortunate

We hear a lot about being fortunate these days.  Some equate being successful in business with being fortunate which is not the case, being successful is the result of hard work and using ones intelligence.  I rather think that being fortunate has to be the result of things that happen to one that are the result of unforeseen circumstances.

I am very fortunate for having a few friends not to be confused with acquaintances. 

I do not consider the successes I have had in business to be fortunate.  I do consider myself fortunate in that I was born in the greatest country on earth.

I am very fortunate in that I once had the experience of being loved by a fantastic person and even though this experience was not a lengthy one, my life will always be the better for it.  Some never have this experience and I never expected it to happen to me.  It hurts when it is over but I would never trade not having it for not hurting.

I am fortunate in that I have two wonderful grand-daughters.
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  1. Happy GrammaSeptember 14, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    I ma fortunate, blessed, in so many ways that I don't have room here to list them!

    Come see me @www.happyfamilyhappykids.blogspot.com
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