Success? Failure? Living Well!!

Dean Koontz has written series of books about Odd Thomas.  Seemingly he was supposed to be named Todd Thomas, but someone left off the "T", so he was called Odd.  I have only read three such books in a longer series, but they got me thinking (there's that wonderful word, thinking about what it means to be successful.

Odd Thomas is wonderfully humble.  He doesn't cringe or wring his hands, but he freely accepts that he doesn't know much about most things, he can do one or two things fairly well, and life will take many twists and turns he cannot anticipate.  Wow!   But can a person with that kind of honest self-knowledge be a success?

Think about yourself, for instance.  Or, if thinking about yourself is too personal, too "touchy-feely" for you, think about someone you admire.

• What makes you admire that person (or yourself)?
• What would you like to see more of in yourself or in that person?
• Are you, or is that person, approachable?
• Do you need an appointment to see yourself, or the person you admire?
• What puts you off about yourself or about that other person?

If you are genuinely humble, are you successful?  Failing?

If you value honesty more than money, are you successful, or failing?

If you find worth in everybody, even evil people who were once neat kids, sweet babies, do you like yourself because of that, or despise yourself because of the way you see worth in pretty much everyone?

What do you think?  Leave a comment and let us know.