"...success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. ...success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think of it."
- Viktor Frankl
Wow! This is wonderful! Thank-you for this brilliant quote Lisa!
ReplyDeleteClare, you may also be interested in Lindsey's post here, http://redlettersblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-deepest-secret-of-joy.html
Deletealong the same line of thinking
Thank-you Lisa. Such a lovely post. I am so pleased I read it.
DeleteI think he's right, but it is certainly a counter message to our culture's insistence to pursue, pursue, pursue.
ReplyDeleteYes. Which means the success that many people have is something they've grabbed for themselves, and not necessarily what God intends for them. (IMHO)
DeleteYes, the joy comes from the surrender!
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