Kayaking

Life is like kayaking. Have you ever kayaked? When you push the paddle on the right hand side, your kayak moves a bit to the left in a very small circle. When you push the paddle on the left hand side, your kayak goes a bit to the right in a very small circle. For every right push, you make a left push. This keeps your kayak going in a straight line. Even though, you never go in a straight line.

Life is like that. Sometimes, we make a mistake, and our life gets pushed in one direction. It changes our mood, it makes us remorseful, and it makes us want to quit. But all you have to do, instead of being upset, is to make up for that one small mistake. If you paddled left, paddle right!

Don't be too hard on yourself. Smile. Life is forgiving.