Life in The Family International

I read once in an Ikea postcard: “The only time you don’t make mistakes is when you’re sleeping”.

I thought that was funny because what if you’re sleeping with the wrong person? Now that is a classic mistake. Still, it’s good to remember that every mistake brings you one step closer to success. In looking back at what I’ve accomplished over the past 6 months, my idealistic self wishes so much more would be done by now… but the reality is that I’ve only done what I’ve done. Discouraging? Only if I allow it to be. Thomas Edison ruled out the option of giving up. I love his attitude in saying:

I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once.

I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work.

When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.

I will, I will. You’ll see!

After many years of doing office-type missionary work, Florecita is testing her hand as a field missionary. She is currently the counselor of a group of teenagers, does outreach, restaurant singing… and anything that is needed to help her center and its projects keep momentum. She is also an aficionado of photography and hopes that with it she can show the world a little more of The Family International, its projects, and the wonderful people in it. More about Flo

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