I remember that my paw-paw used to make the best potato salad. It was so unique. Everytime we went to a gathering, hed bring it and like always, someone would ask Who brought the potato salad? It was that good. You could tell that he was proud. I grew up eating it every Sunday, so when I got older, naturally I wanted to learn how to make it myself. I started trying to make it about ten years ago. I had the recipe but it never came out like his. Either the potatos were undercooked or there wasnt enough seasoning. Something would always go wrong. Over the years every now and again, Id get it right on accident... Lol... but not consistently. After a while though, people would start to ask about it and request it. Today, its perfected. Now Im the one who gets complimented on the potato salad. You know, Paw-paws potato salad reminds me of how many times we see others being successful at things like marriage, finances, health or spirituality and we try to imitate it, expecting to get the exact same result in no time. It took the majority of those ten years for me to get the potato salad just right consistently. We assume that just because we have the desire, that the success will come easily. Truthfully, we have to try repeatedly to find our way. Relapse and failure along the way are apart of the process. So when we stumble along the way, we shouldnt just quit all together. We should realize that error is garaunteed... The point is to keep pushing for excellence and eventually, the result will give us something to be proud of.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:07:39 +0000