Swimming or Floating -- what are you doing?

Hello everyone

I came across this great quote today:

It takes a strong man swim against the current; any dead fish will float with it.

                                                 Anonymous

I love this quote... it makes me stop and think what I'm doing in my life!  I mean there are times in my life where it feels that I'm swimming against the current e.g. when I set out to do something that is really challenging, such as learn HTML from scratch!

And sometimes it would be easier to float with the current... but I don't fancy the thought of being a dead fish.

So making any progress in life, achieving any goal, making your dreams become a reality, doing anything really purposeful... often involves swimming against incredibly strong currents.  It takes determination... belief... and heaps of perseverance... to stick with it.

It's a choice really... sink or swim!  Hmmm.

Going against the current builds up character -- so they tell me.

Do you ever feel like the current is getting too strong for you to swim against??  Click on the comment link below and leave your comment and let me know your experiences and thoughts.  I'd really love to hear from you.

Best wishes
Jeanne

Comments

[Robin Skeen]

Okay, I LOVE that quote. Simply priceless and says it all. I'm swimming right along.

[Janet Beckers]

Hi Jeanne
I love this quote. When I decided to create Wonderful Web Women at first it was really hard work because I was really swimming against the current. A funny thing though. Once I got in the "slip stream" I felt as though my new direction created a current of it's own. I feel like I am now riding a tidal wave and if I try and just float like a dead fish I'll be wiped out! So swimming against the current is hard at first, then it becomes an absolute blast!
Lovely to have you as part of our community.
Cheers
Janet

[Jeanne May]

Hello Robin and Janet...

You are definitely both swimming! I enjoy learning from you.

Best wishes
Jeanne