How do we define our successes?  Well, I guess it depends on who is holding the measuring stick.

Many different labels abound.

Society puts so many of these on us.  Someone who makes a lot of money, drives nice cars, dresses well, and has a big home… might be referred to like this.  “Oh, yes, I know John Bigbritches.  He is highly successful.”  But, old John Bigbritches may not be very nice, or fair, or compassionate.  So.  What should we make of that?

Yes, most the time success is gauged on how much we have… not necessarily how much we do.

I think the measuring stick would better be served… if it directly related to what is important to us.  To each individual.

If all you care about is money, and wealth, and the Golden Ticket, that is your definition and life purpose.

But I know people who are CRAZY SUCCESSFUL and they drive worn-down cars, and work two jobs, and consider fine dining a night out to Le McDonald’s.  For a Le BigMac.

These people, by my stick, are successful in their spirit.  They walk with integrity.  They speak the truth.  They offer a helping hand.  They care about people.  Their hearts hold a golden ticket.

They struggle to make ends meet, but they are the first to offer you a drink from the well.  Metaphorically speaking, of course.

I can only hope, when they lay their heads down at night, that they close their eyes with the satisfaction that they have made another day, good.  Good for someone.  And I hope somehow, this makes them happy.

I hope they know… that their goodness of heart will bring them more success than they every imagined.  If they truly believe it.

It is said… in more ways than one… that we will always have what we want….. IF we want what we have.  What we need is what we have.  And what we have is what we need.

Perhaps, coming to this understanding… IS the success.

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” -Albert Einstein

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“When I stand in the rain at night, with my face pointed toward the sky, and my arms outstretched, I know I have made it.” – Polly Kronenberger

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There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way. ~Christopher Morley