"To Be Humbled"

It is a humbling experience, "To Be Humbled."

I knew that I should have been backing up my laptop on a regular basis so that I would not lose all of the valuable data that I had created and saved over the years. I thought of it and referred to it as valuable, but my actions or lack thereof would lead you to believe contrary to that.

So when my laptop crashed, I tried in vain to retrieve what I once neglected, that same valuable data that I should have been backing up to begin with and all along.

Everywhere I went I was met with a look of disdain since they were already in the know with respect to how much this data retrieval was going to truly cost me, yet all I had to do was back it up. "That's a mistake that you will only make once Mr. Ford." Believe me when I tell you, IT IS!

I received countless "you should have been backing up your data" lectures. So much so, I was able to recite their speech prior to them ever administering it to me.

I was finally able to retrieve all of my valuable data and 100% of the contents of my laptop. But not without a cost that I found myself unprepared for and unable to afford, at best. Oh, how I wish I was talking strictly monetarily.

There is zero glorification for being the poster child for what not to do. But as long as growth is appended to the lesson learned, I do believe that it is ok to accept the position as "example," in order to prevent others from making the same mistake(s) that you did.

The data retrieval experts treated me kindly, thank GOD. Perhaps it was because of the "not so shy" price tag of the data retrieval process or because they knew that I had been humbled due to a stupid mistake that I made along the way. They as well as I knew, that I had learned my lesson and that I was ever so gracious they beat me up no more than I had already beat myself up for making such a huge and costly mistake.

Life has a way of reminding you that "YES, your shit stinks too and NO, you cannot use an air freshener!"

Data is represented in many formats: documents, pictures and files. But most importantly and for the purposes herein, data represents PEOPLE. Yes, the same valuable data that I should have been backing up to begin with and all along.

Boy I tell you, it is a humbling experience, "To Be Humbled."

Suffice to say, I've learned my lesson! And since I now know what it feels like, "To Be Humbled," count on me to back up my data tonight and every night going forward. Always.

It is a humbling experience, "To Be Humbled."

Love and My Mother are My Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are My Motivation!
Love and My Mother are My Celebration!
Love and My Mother are My Dedication!

All the Best, All the Time!
Corey