When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as "rootless and stemless." We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed. When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don't condemn it as immature and underdeveloped; nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is. W. Timothy Gallwey
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To live without giving up, is to live with the constant present of hope. To live without giving up, is to live with the constant process of change. To live without giving up, is to be capable of accepting life as it is, and not as we would have it be.

Source: The Inner Game Of Tennis: The Classic Guide To The Mental Side Of Peak Performance

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