It's a Jungle Out There!

There are many people who I admire in this world.  Many who have raised themselves up from difficult upbringings to be successful adults.  Others who have remained kind, generous and loving despite trying times again and again and those who are able to keep going and don't seem to quit, even when it would be easier to curl in a ball and give up. For too many years, I would stew about my own failures, instead of being inspired by what I saw in others.  Fears about what people would think of me could at times be crippling.  When people would say something positive about me, I was quick to brush off that compliment.  I've also had moments where I'm almost sitting back and waiting for someone to give me permission to 'move forward' and really, what has that accomplished?  I've sat back while others have seemed to 'live their lives'.  But, lately, I've tried to use others successes as a way to inspire me.  To motivate me to at least try to do more....