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SUCCESS....

Success is the satisfaction of knowing that I did my best, I gave my all,
then releasing the outcome to the universe. Success is trusting that what is to
be will be and that if there's anything else I should do about it, it will be made
known to me.

Success is not giving up, even though I've failed a thousand times. It's
finding another angle or fresh approach that allows me to try again with the
hope that this will be the time I'll reach my goal, for it's knowing that unless I
try again, I may lose my opportunity.

Success is someone saying "thank you" for something I did and
communicating the feeling of true appreciation. It is having someone to love
and be loved by. Success is having a roof over my head, food to eat, a
telephone, and a car to drive. Maybe that's just surviving to some, but even
surviving is a level of success, for surely these things are at the root of
success; they're the grace that clears the ground to make it fertile and inviting
for seeds to grow and dreams to come true.

Success is being hopeful and communicating hope to another human being,
helping someone up some hill in life. It's that nudge at just the right time, that
little bit of advice or encouragement that whispers in someone's ear to carry
on and not give up. It is being thankful and humbled by the power of God
inside my heart that allows me to have the faith to succeed.

Success is knowing that success is not everything.

by DONNA FARGO