I was HOW close?
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison Boy, isn't that the truth? We go on along for quite a while, pursuing whatever it is we think will make us money, help us make a worthwhile contribution in this world, or simply give us a sense of accomplishment deep within, then suddenly we realize aren't 'there' yet and give up. In our giving up, we are really surprised to find someone else takes up where we left off and they are the ones that make it to where we were headed and they do it in no time at all! How does that make us feel? Defeated? Unlucky? Worthless? Most of the time we are so close to what we wanted to finish when we give up - even in things more 'spiritual' in nature. Maybe we should stop long enough to step back and take in the sight of just how close we really are to the finish line and just how much help we have right there, given to us to actually...