“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

Fall down; stand up. Again and again.

Imagine all the times we fell down when we were learning to stand and then to walk. I read somewhere that the average for infants is 17 times an hour.

Let's accept that all the stages of life involve some tripping and falling. Getting lost too.

So, wherever we are on our life's journey, let's keep rising whenever we fall, finding our way when we get lost, saying "I'm sorry" when we make mistakes, admitting we don't know when we don't know, and embracing our humanness through it all.

With love, compassion, and reverence.
Charlene