{"id":910,"date":"2010-04-20T06:32:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=910"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:28","slug":"your-constant-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/20\/your-constant-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Constant Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/20\/your-constant-companion\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fyour-constant-companion%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Barry passed this little gem of a riddle onto me about the constant companion we all have, who can be good or bad to hang around with.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen it hold people back far too many times&#8230; but as the riddle tells you, this companion can also propel you forward:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>GUESS WHO I AM<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I am your constant companion.<\/p>\n<p>I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.<\/p>\n<p>I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.<\/p>\n<p>I am completely at your command.<\/p>\n<p>Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I am easily managed &#8212; you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically.<\/p>\n<p>I am the servant of all great people and, alas, of all failures, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are great, I have made great.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are failures, I have made failures.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a person. You may run me for profit or run me for ruin &#8212; it makes no difference to me.<\/p>\n<p>Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who am I?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ll reveal the answer on this blog in a week&#8230; along with some tips on making it work for you instead of blocking your progress.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, submit your guess as a comment on this post <a href=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/20\/your-constant-companion\/#postcomment\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry passed this little gem of a riddle onto me about the constant companion we all have, who can be good or bad to hang around with. 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