The Turtle Wins the Race

 It has taken me many years to understand myself.

For example, I didn’t excel in school when I was younger. I found it difficult to sit through lectures, listen to someone talk, and absorb information that way.

For a long time, I thought there was something wrong with me.

Years later, when I went back to school, something surprising happened.

I did very well.

The teaching was different.

I now understand that I need more than words.

I need to take things in.

To experience them.

To make them my own.

I’ve also learned that, for me, less is often more.

I don’t need to take in everything at once.

I need time to absorb, reflect, and discover what something means to me.

I wasn’t incapable.

I simply learned differently.

Maybe I’ve been a turtle all along.

I may take my time.

I may need to stop and absorb what’s in front of me.

But given the right pace and the right environment, I can go farther than I ever imagined.