Years ago while taking a calligraphy class, I practised this saying:
The Spouting Whale Always Gets Harpooned
Today I am feeling a little like that whale. I tried something, I hoped it would make a difference, sadly it didn't - well for some it did but for those who it didn't, it left a very raw spot in my psyche. So do I stop trying? Do I retreat back into the bottom of the sea where it's safe? Or do I appreciate that despite uncertain outcomes, I have the experience of trying something I had never done before? That in that experience, I gained some wonderful knowledge about myself, about others? Trying things makes us visible - exposing us to potential knicks. The trick I am learning is to have thicker skin. I'm bruised but not injured.
And I appear to be still swimming so that suggests I'll live for another whaling day.
2 comments:
The bruises heal and the lessons learned stay. There's no learning without risks. No risks without at least some chance of bruising.So wha kind of whale are we going to hunt together??
Great post!
I've definitely had a few of those harpooned moments too!
Keep whaling!
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