A Successful "Failure"

I have many things I could say I'm grateful for today, but I'll share this.

At a geocaching adventure this evening, the score of successfully found geocaches was 1 of 6. That's roughly 16%. My college mind looks at that number and sees an "F" grade. But of course academic grades don't apply in geocaching. In fact the entire adventure was a wonderful success because it was a great time.

I just want to say that I'm grateful that the best, most fulfilling moments of life cannot be expressed with percentages or letter grades, nor are any of us expected to be at an "A" or a "B" immediately. I am grateful that the things that matter most have nothing to do with how perfect we are, but have everything to do with the direction our lives are going.