Success

"Suc•cess (suhk•sess)
Noun
1. The attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like."

Remember times when this was not our standard definition of success? We all need to face it, and realize that for the most part none of us will achieve any of those. At least not in the traditional sense. So who tells us if we are successful? Should we not be the ones to make that call? If we have good standing relationships with friends and family, a job that supports us, and to be trusted by the people we know an love are we not wealthy, honored, and in a high position? This used to be true. Not so much today. This definition of success constantly has us in turmoil, about how much we haven't done in our life. We are constantly pushing for more and more. We try so hard to live up to the "celebrity" lifestyle. We are only setting ourselves up for disappointment. We will never achieve what we are trained to see as great. And the reality of the matter is that we have already achieved great things. I have a best friend who I would trust with my life, and me with his.(honor) I hold a job that provides for me everything I need.(wealth) I am respected by those I know.(position) I may never be rich, famous, or powerful. But, I'm okay with that. I've worked hard in my life to attain all the wealth and honor I need, and I happen to be in a great position. I'm going to declare myself successful, and so should everyone else. With a positive outlook comes positive things. With a slight change of attitude, we may all be able to achieve the success we seek.