The term falling forward has been used over the years to define that falling does not mean failure.  Nobody is perfect, therefore it is not if we fall, but when we fall that is the defining moment.  Falling gives us a new perspective and can mean that you need some moments to dust yourself off and get up while before resuming your path.  In a column that I wrote a few years ago, I wrote about the physical act of falling on the ground and learning to look at the view from where you were at.  You might have missed that there was life happening at the ground level.  Grass was growing, you can see the road up ahead and perhaps a bee buzzed by you on its way to helping something grow.  If you were walking forward and never experienced that different perspective, you may never have had an opportunity to appreciate it.  Therefore, the next time you feel you have fallen in life and you feel knocked out, take in the view from where you are at.  There will always be something that you can hold onto that can change your view of where you are at, before you dust yourself off resume your journey.