Don't let your face plant take root....

...I wish I could take credit for those words, but I can't.  They are a chapter title to a book I read recently called Life Without Limbs: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life by Nick Vujicic.  Nick recently came to the Arnold, MO area with numerous speaking engagements.  I was lucky enough to take my step daughter with me to hear him speak.  He is an incredible individual with an incredible message.

The title of the chapter caught my eye.  How many face plants have we all made? (I'm talking more figuratively than literally.)   More than we would likely admit to, certainly, more than I care to admit.  However, what do we do once our face is firmly planted on the ground?  Do we let it take root?  As with many people, I've gone through stages where I feel that I am going from once face plant to the next.  Kind of like going from one failure to another, just without the enthusiasm Churchill spoke of in his House of Commons Speech:

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." Speech in the House of Commons, 11/29/44. 

So, as I reflect on the face plants I've made, and the ones yet to come, I hope that not only do I not let them take root, I hope I have some enthusiastic face plants along the way.