What Success can Mean

There is no doubt that whenever we would hear anyone refer to a person as very successful- the first thoughts to cross our minds will be- the individual may be having a very successful career or business. In my opinion the very idea of associating success to monetary growth devalues the essence of success. Not just that, this association of success in our society today may be the reason for contributing towards many a individuals’ lack of confidence, feeling of worthlessness, depression, anxiety, and so on.

This definition of success is doing the same thing media does in portraying that you can feel beautiful only when you have a certain body type, skin type or any other specific physical attributes, leading to many young and old constantly hating their bodies and running to achieve something that even if changed, may not really bring them the happiness they are seeking for.

Success isn’t something we should be hoping to achieve at some point in our lives, but success is rather eternal.  It begins with the beginning of time and never ends.

When an infant cries out loud and gets the attention of its care giver to attend to its need, the infant is successful.

When a toddler begins movement and communicates with another human, the toddler is successful.

When we can bring hope back in the lives of the ones that have lost it, we are successful.

When we can truly and madly fall in love with ourselves, we are successful.

When we can break from a negative pattern and move towards more growth, we are successful.

When we get something right after constantly practising it, we are successful.

When we can sleep soundly and wake up fresh for a new day, we are successful.

When we can care enough for another being, we are successful.

When we can fight an illness, we are successful.

When we can step out of the darkness we are wrapped into, we are successful.

When you get out of bed, in order to achieve the simplest of life’s goals, you are successful.

Success comes with the completion of everything we set out to do, every single day, every single minute!

So, either we can continue attaining success every step of the way till our last breadth or just look at it as an act to reach the top of a summit and simply feel exhausted by the very thought. Success is in every small step you take towards every big or small dream you hold on to. Continue being successful every step of the way throughout your life and let the feeling of every success sink in while in that moment.