After crawling, it isn’t hard for things to start looking up. A few wobbly steps, actually getting dressed, and feeding myself something other than tea has been a veritable conquest! Ok, ok. I may be overdramatizing for theatrical effect a bit. Nonetheless, no one cheers when an Olympian walks across the living room but when a baby does it for the first time it is cause for celebration.
I had this conversation with Marc today after watching one of those TEd videos. There was a woman, stricken with a condition no medical professional can even name as it is so rare. She was labelled "The ugliest woman in the world" on some internet posting. Imagine! She was in high school when it happened. The recipients of these comments are not as insensitive as their originators, yet here was this inspiring young woman telling us all that she used all those negative things like a ladder to climb up to her goals*. Wow! Just what Teddy was talking about. Some people have money. Some people have contacts. Some people have the right name or the right face to open the doors of opportunity. It still remains pertinent what you do once your foot is in the door.
In life we are given what we are given. I do believe that success has many faces and it may not look the same to everyone nor look the same to you at a different point in your life. Work with what you have. It is probably a lot more than you realize. It is the ground you cover on your own journey that will make the difference in the end.
Namaste!
Bianca
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* Here is the link to the video for those who may not have seen it already: http://shockable.com/called-worlds-ugliest-girl-response-unbelievably-beautiful-literally-cried/