It can be said I’ve had many successes in my life.
But it’s equally true I’ve had my share of “failures” as well.
I’ll talk about my failures another time,
today I want to focus on allowing myself to savor my success.
This is something I don’t do very well, and, I suspect, many of you don’t as well.
Just as most of us are better at giving than receiving,
most of us are better at dwelling on our failures,
all the while forgetting and neglecting to savor our successes.

My daughter once said to me,
“Mom, you don’t give yourself any credit for what you’ve achieved.”
It seems during my days in the corporate world, it was simply all in a day’s work,
and I simply went on to the next, without pausing to celebrate.
Thanks in part to the urgings of a dear friend,
this time I really do wish to fully savor my success.
And, importantly, to not feel ‘self indulgent’ for doing so!

In Chinese, there are many four character sayings that encapsulates
a wealth of meaning.
There’s one that, literally translated, means, “sour, sweet, bitter, spicy.”
This is used to describe a person who’s lived a rich and full life,
who’s tasted all of life.
Realizing my long-held dream of writing my book,
and having it be a Best Seller,
is a delectable sweetness I wish to savor for a long time.