HIGH LOW

MY WORLD IS FULL OF CLEVER PEOPLE

THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED HUGE SUCCESS IN ALL FORMS

IN SELF, FAMILY, FRIENDS, WORK, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY,  
ENVIRONMENT, SPIRITUALITY, MANKIND, MATERIAL POSESSIONS AND EMOTIONALLY.

AS WITH ALL THINGS IN LIFE, WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACHIEVED, 
AND REACHED A HEIGHT OF GREATNESS,
 BE IT AT THEIR OWN STANDARDS, OR THAT WHICH IS DETERMINED BY WIDER SOCIETY.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN LOW MOMENTS
 
TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED

TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FELT THEIR GOALS ARE OUT OF REACH, AND THAT SUCCESS IS A LOST HOPE

AND YET THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED

THERE ARE SOME I KNOW THAT TEND TO BE A LITTLE (OR VERY) TOUGH ON THEMSELVES AND SOMETIMES NEED TO BE REMINDED OF JUST HOW GREAT THEY ARE

HOW MUCH THEIR CONTRIBUTION MEANS TO THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES

AND HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME, AND JUST HOW MUCH THEY HAVE ACHIEVED

LITTLE DO THEY KNOW, IT IS THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO HAVE FACED THE TOUGHEST OF FAILURES, THAT ARE BY FAR THE MOST SHINING STARS IN MY EYES

HAVING JUMPED OFF THE METAPHORICAL CLIFF, INTO CAREERS UNKNOWN, OPEN ENDED TRAVEL, AND INTO WHAT MAY SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE NEVER ENDING STUDIES, THESE PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST ALL ODDS LEARNT TO SWIM AND ARE DOING A MAGNIFICENT JOB STAYING AFLOAT

WHILE HARRY POTTER ISN'T FOR EVERYONE, I DO HOPE THAT EVERYONE BELIEVES IN A LITTLE MAGIC

IT IS FOR THAT REASON THAT I HAVE INCLUDED THE BELOW OPENING ADDRESS OF THE HARVARD 2008 GRADUATION CEREMONY BY J K ROWLING. IT IS IN THIS SPEECH THAT SHE TALKS ABOUT THE 'FRINGE BENEFITS OF FAILURE' AND HOW IN FACT IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FEELING LOW, THAT YOU FEEL HIGH. 

TO THOSE FEELING AS THOUGH YOU ARE STUCK IN A LOW, OR EVEN HAVING A LOW MINUTE, MOMENT OR MONTH, KNOW THAT THERE IS A HIGH ON IT'S WAY, AND I ALWAYS HAVE A HUG FOR YOU TO REMIND YOU JUST HOW STRONG YOU ARE.

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