Getting up and taking another step

One thing I've been thinking of is failure. Falling down, missing the mark, losing touch, cooling in fervor, drifting aimlessly on the open sea. This is something I and others sometimes speak of with regret and impatience, wanting to stay "on track" and not lose focus. But falling down is simply part of the process of learning to balance.

Sri Aurobindo said it this way:"The spiritual journey is one of continually falling on your face, getting up, brushing yourself off, looking sheepishly at God and taking another step". On Falling 11 comments Published January 11, 2006 by Twyla.