Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Many thanks from a grateful heart

Before my last post and since, I have been beating myself up. The "big mistake" has truly been eating at me, and while I have allowed myself a few laughs over the whole situation, I would be lying if I didn't admit that the whole thing made me pretty sick. If I were a house elf, I would have been whacking myself over the head with a cast iron skillet. Thankfully I'm not, but still a little bruised on the inside. It was a lesson learned. Research before you share. I knew that.
That being said, as I was reviewing the comments for the Zucchzilla post (which you should really check out and join in on), I noticed a comment from my last post as well. It was left anonymously, even though I'm pretty sure it was my Dad, who would know just how much I was beating myself up over the whole situation. The comment said that there was a German poet by the name of Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe, and that I should check to see if it was possible if it was something he had written. With a flutter in my heart, I once again entered the name into the search bar and whuala ( I don't think that's really how you spell that but whowhell), there it was, among quite a few other lovely things. And so I can finally write what I had initially set out to in the first place...
Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe, the German poet once said, "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to drawback, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
So thank you "anonymous", for freeing me from my mistake, I have learned the lessons well, I will put the frying pan away for good, put the quote back in it's place on the fridge, and rest peacefully.