The Success Journey

By Bill Cottringer

You know, it doesn’t matter

If you’re a writer, teacher,

Musician or pancake batter;

Success is an unending journey—

From falling down to getting up,

First crawling and then walking;

Soon running and often flying.

A constant roller-coaster ride,

This journey takes us on—

Back and forth and side to side,

From annoying negative thoughts

Of worry, fear and insecurity,

To uplifting hope, love and joy;

Usually getting lost in between,

Feeling bad but learning why;

Once again seeing the impossible,

Managing to do the improbable;

Imagining wildly with thoughts

Somehow coming out as things;

An inevitable conclusion:

There really is no ceiling,

Even with our impatience,

And screwy idea of time;

All these judgments do—

Is keep prosperity from view,

Except by the lucky few.

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