The Art of Successful Failure

Forward “All great truths begin as blasphemies.” --George Bernard Shaw Let’s start our introduction with Mr. Shaw’s classic quote and my personal sentiment about the following pages of this book that are in your hands. This is going to be quite a ride, a journey with a profound end result—maybe there is a plan, a purpose and a divine reason for your life; blasphemies, hyper-positive psychology or possibly something different? This book isn't about the philosophical debate about the existence of God/Spirit but rather your personal and ever expanding experience of the Divine within you. You want a present day personal “divine intuitive” experience not something from the first century. That's a fair and appropriate desire. Your life is all about experiences that have shaped, formed and directed you. The following chapters are hopefully going to shed some new insights into your experiences of “successes” and seemingly “painful failures” that are highly purposeful. It's of no concern where you are currently on the path of your life—it's merely a starting point not an ending point. You can be twenty-one years old (21) and wondering about your career, purpose or thirty three years old(33) hoping to have children and a family or sixty-two years old (62), divorced for the third time and feeling like you have missed the deeper meaning of your life or “Life” in general. Wherever you are, it's a beginning point to explore six common areas of your personal life journey. Rather than ruin the ideas of this book ahead of time, let’s agree that your spiritual awakening is personal and necessary. There is no wrong path or way to “awaken” to your life’s purpose, mission and passion. Yes, you have a purpose, passion, mission and reason for living at this time. The only problem is stopping on your life path and quit trying to find out “why?” No-one quits, it's just a “time out” based on your fear of life. Your life will always be more than your acquisitions, wealth, fears, family issues, health concerns, success but rather how you fulfilled your life purpose and improved the world around you! We aren't discussing politics, or same sex marriages or governments’ policies but rather your intuitive soul awakening and where that path takes you. This may all sound like “rainbows” and “unicorns” but it is really much more and worth your time and exploration. Let's say Buddha, Allah, Lord Krishna, Jesus, Gandhi, your guardian angels and Moses are all meeting for lunch tomorrow to catch-up on the “state of affairs” of your life. I don't think you want to ignore this “priceless” dialogue because it's happening within you (heart). It's the east spirituality meets the wests materialism—each needing to understand the other. Both parts are within you! I promise to be honest (about myself), to share new insights and be brave in sharing this unfolding life path that is secretly disguised as your own spiritual your path. You don't need to join any group, become religious, attend any meetings or donate money. In fact, it is preferable you take time for your inner exploration about the topics and ideas in the following pages. Just open your heart and soul to the possibilities that your inner feelings are telling you something very important and valuable. Yes, it could be nonsense but then again it could be the seemingly random start to a brand new chapter in your story of hope, self-acceptance and love? Let’s find out and it will be at least be an interesting read. Before we go to the book, I want to leave you with this incredible story about three beagles (dogs) facing their own mortality?