This morning, without saying a word to us, Jeanette, my partner´s 97 year old mom found her way into the shower for the first time since they arrived on Monday with no cane, no bars in the shower to assist her nor a chair for her to sit on. She dealt with the idiocyncrasies of the Mexican water system, (which is not easy by any means) and then got herself dressed in a jumpsuit. (I can practically fall flat on my face trying to coordinate putting on a jumpsuit and I´m 50 years younger than her!) Jeanette came out for breakfast looking like it was absolutely nothing at all. As a matter of fact, her favorites words are: “Don´t worry about me. I´ll be fine.” I am writing this blog, while her and Greg are down at the pool swimming and suntanning.
I feel like a wimp in comparison. I thought I was gutsy but I have just been given a whole new definition of “suck it up Princess”. Perhaps this spunkiness is a natural by-product of having been born in 1911, having survived two world wars and a depression, not just a recession. Jeanette and her husband ran a very successful pharmacy in Yakima, Washington for years and know what working hard is all about. Nobody at that time expected to be an “overnight success” story. You didn´t expect life to be handed to you on a silver platter.
I know that every spiritual entrepeneur can think: “Why can´t I be the lucky one and make a million dollars too? Why can´t I have that run-away best-seller or the million dollar idea? I have lots of good things I want to do with the money. I´d help others. Why can´t I get the lucky break?”
As I have studied with and been mentored by some very, very wealthy people, I have noted one thing in common. ALL of them just did what it took to make it. They didn´t stop and say, “this is too hard”. They simply did whatever it took to succeed, despite the many failures. Did you know that Henry Ford was a failure at three businesses he attempted before finally succeeding with Ford Motor Company at the age of 53. Milton Hershey´s chocolate enterprise was his third business after failing twice.
It´s easy to assume when we see these large, successful companies or successful businesses that they did it relatively easily. It´s simply not true. They did what it took, they faced the challenges and they moved ahead. I think there´s lots to learn in our own businesses about just doing it without a whole lot of complaining, whining and martrydom. As you create your life, the one you say you want, just suck it up and do it. I´ll be living with a wonderful inspiration of exactly that for the next few months.
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Hi Jan,
So, so true. It’s in the daily moments that we succeed in life. The daily habits, whether it’s our thoughts or actions, make or break our months and our years. I miss having elderly people in my life. Enjoy your time with Jeanette!