Honor The Change ...

A man never stands as tall

as when he kneels

to help a child.

Knights of Pythagoras

Watching little children, determination and resilience are very prevalent.  They toddle a few steps before they fall down, or they swiftly run until they tumble and fall. Each time they push themselves up and begin again. 

We, as adults, do not seem to bounce back up quite as quickly as children. Our falls can be more intensively challenging.  We get knocked down.  We get up.  We get knocked down again, but we some how find the strength to stand once again.

Children frequently accept the extended hand of an adult to guide and help them carry on, but sometimes refuse it all together responding with, "Me do it!"  Their sense of ego can be huge and strong willed.

In adulthood, we are sometimes too embarrassed to accept a helping hand.  Our ego may prohibit us from seeing the benefits of falling and starting again.  We may have a tendency to hide our 'falls from grace' from those we love and from those who oppose us.

It is during these many falls while we move up and down that our character is formed.  We learn through the many lessons that create a strength to keep moving on. 

The importance, perhaps, is not to focus on the fall or on the climb out of the ashes, but to be mindful of how the experience changed you.  Honor and celebrate that change!