Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've succeeded at everything except my life.
I've always had very high aims for my life and for my career, for anything that I do.
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.
I have had so much at heart. Defeated, not conquered; disappointed, not discouraged. I have but to be more energetic and more faithful in the difficult and painful vocation to which my life is devoted.
What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.
I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you're following your passion.
I've spent my life following my passion.
I have tried to devote my life - with all my husband failures, father failures, pastor failures, friend failures, any other possible failures I'm sure I've done them - to the God-centeredness of God and my aspiring, yearning to join Him in that activity. God is passionate about hallowing the name of God.
All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.
Anything I wanted to do and achieve has not been influential in my life, but my failures have.