Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.
You don't drown by falling in water. You only drown if you stay there.
The best recipe for happiness and contentment I've seen is this: dig a big hole in the garden of your thoughts and put into it all your disillusions, disappointments, regrets, worries, troubles, doubts, and fears. Cover well with the earth of fruitfulness. Water it from the well of contentment. Sow on top the seeds of hope, courage, strength, patience, and love. Then when the time for gathering comes, may your harvest be a rich and fruitful one.
As you move to the top, remember the story of the pump. If you start pumping casually or half -heartedly, you will pump forever before anything happens. Pump hard to begin with and keep it up until you get that water flowing. Then a great deal will happen.
Success is like pumping an old well handle. You have to pump a very long time before you get water. But don't give up or you will have to start all over again.
The more bitter the desert experience, the sweeter the water of the oasis. The more I understand myself, the more effectively I can work with others.
My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty water less cookware.
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