Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.

Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.

You mark and celebrate errors, transforming failures into successes.

In many instances, the failures of my greatest schemes ultimately lead to the fulfillment of my greatest successes. Therefore, God will allow our most cherished dreams to perish so that we might turn and seek out His most cherished plans.

Sometimes consequences are building blocks fashioned of granite when successes are shaped of clay.

Too often the spotlight that highlights our successes burns out quickly, while the spotlight that scrutinizes our failures is a long-life bulb.

The Prerequisite of any "Success Story" is the decision to commit in giving up your own soul to the Journey that you are about to start.

Complacency is a sword of two edges. One edge kills hard earned successes while the other end stops future glories. Complacency is a murderer and a barrier!

The greatest gains that we will ever experience arise from the greatest sacrifices that we have ever known.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

We all have our own road to walk. Whether rocky, curving, straight or smooth, what good is a lonely road? It’s when we run and intersect with other roads that defines our road. When road meets road do we get direction, and choices to cross into another life.

I was thinking how complicated life is and how there are no simple roads or paths. We are a fabric of mistakes and hurts; a family tree of fumbled attempts, successes and failures.