From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. – Aeschylus

Imagine an acorn falling to the ground.

It begins to plant roots, and then it grows into a sapling, then a young tree and then after many years it becomes a giant oak tree.

At any given point during the process, you could have said it was "failing" – it wasn’t a full tree yet.

Instead, you could also say that at each point in the process it was "successful" – it was growing through each step to become what it was designed to be.

We can look at ourselves through this same lens. We are growing and becoming – all the time. Each trial, tribulation, victory, setback and success – is another step along our journey.

The balance is hard – continually striving and pursuing growth while showing ourselves grace and patience that we are not yet fully formed.

Make it a great day.

Jake