How do you measure success? A promotion at work? A raise? Perhaps having an article published r the purchase of a new vacation home. If I asked a hundred people, I'd get ninety-four different answers. But, unfortunately, the feeling of success is an ephemeral as a kiss. A moment of self-congratulations and contentment is quickly followed by a look to the horizon. What's next? You see it often if you follow sports. After applauding a player or a coach for a milestone victory, the question is immediately posed about the possibility of repeating the accomplishment. "What about next year?"
It's difficult tot savor a moment. We're not trained for it. It reminds me of a Kurt Vonnegut quote. "I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is'."
By Myron Gushlak
