Success. It seems a
rather ambiguous term to me. I looked
both “success” and “ambiguous” up in the dictionary. Ambiguous means having two or more
meanings. Success is having a favorable outcome
or result. The Higher Self Bookstore has
succeeded in keeping its doors open throughout the economic downslide as well
as the most recent unfavorable weather that kept lots of people at home.
Success can also mean the gaining of wealth, fame, etc. I cannot claim success by that
definition. Like most things, the
meaning of what is gets to be quite personal.
One of my favorite quotes from Conversations with God by
Neale Donald Walsch is “There is something I don’t know here, the knowing of
which can change everything!” Some
things I have learned recently (often kicking and screaming):
I am powerful and powerless at the same time.
I am wealthy and yet have no money, at the same time.
My surrender does not allow for doing nothing.
I am a success and a failure at the same time.
I can be very focused and quite blind at the same time.
Oh, there’s more, but you can get the picture. Duality Reality! Depending on where I put my
attention is the reality I experience in that moment. That and there is where I make a choice.
Like I said, the Higher Self Bookstore has been very
successful in keeping the doors open to serve you, either with the books and
products you desire or with services to counsel and assist you in your personal
and spiritual growth. Even as a place
just to breathe, find some peace, maybe even a hug, a smile, a laugh.
What we haven’t been successful in is being able to expand
our services to you. To keep the latest
and greatest books and products on the shelves, fulfill special orders timely, or
create an online store for our out-of-town or snowed in customers. Our computer is antiquated, as is our web
site. The store itself could use new carpeting, the walls painted, etc. We haven’t failed – we just haven’t succeeded
in those goals yet!
There are the facts to consider, but we get to choose the
meaning of how those facts affect our reality.
We are all a success! That’s how
I see it. I look forward to serving you
successfully today, tomorrow, and in the years to come! How I serve and where I serve may be
different, but I will never fail in my commitment to make a difference.
