The Truth About Frogs

I remember how shocked I was to learn that if you put a frog in a pan of cold water and slowlyimage from www.howtodrawguide.com  heated   up the frog will not stay in the pan that will jump out when the water becomes uncomfortable. I was shocked because for most of my life I’ve been using that analogy about  If you haven’t heard  it, it is an analogy that relates to people becoming numb or in different to the situation. The analogy being a   frog when placed in  coldwater that is gradually  heated will not perceive  the gradual temperature increase and allow himself to be boiled just because he had become desensitized to the situation he was in and the need for action.

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The Lone Swimmer

It is funny how events often come together in unexpected ways. Early one week, I was looking for a quote to help me get started on an article I was writing. I was looking for a quotation on success and had chosen this quote by Booker T. Washington:

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”

Little did I know that, later in the week, I would have an opportunity to see an example of Booker’s observation for myself. Read more of this post

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