Measuring Success

From the Morgan Greer Tarot, the Eight of Pentacles; from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle, Nuit/Nut:

          A man focuses on his craft, trying to improve his skills. While the phrase "practice makes perfect" has been around a long while, I prefer Carolyn's version: "practice makes progress." A constantly changing world means any idea of perfection will change as well. Just look at how the 'ideal' woman or man has changed through the decades or the perfect computer or smartphone. Nuit/Nut is the Egyptian sky goddess who is usually depicted arching over Earth covered with stars. She represents pure potentiality and why her keyword is 'expansiveness.' This goddess reminds us how different progress looks when we refuse to compare ourselves to others but instead use our own lives as yardsticks. From this view, there is not one particular thing we need to do perfectly or one particular person to best. Our measurement for improvement is internal, not external. Then any improvement we make is a success.