When I hear the word “failure” my
brain immediately says “opportunity time!”
Failure was not a word I grew up hearing. It just wasn’t in my parent’s vocabulary to
their children.
I very vividly remember
hearing phrases that went something like this……
Did you do your best?
What did you learn from this experience?
What will you do differently next time?
I would answer those questions and hear in
response, depending on the situation,…..not everything is going to go the way
you want or think….or if you look at it this way, you learned it didn’t work
the way you tried and as a kid I learned it was OK to make mistakes. If you look at the Miriam-Webster dictionary
snippet that is above “Failure” is defined as an omission or occurrence of
performance;specifically. Ok, so I’ll
bite, no, specifically I didn’t get the expected action or outcome, but what
was learned was valuable life lessons that I took with me on my journey.
I truly believe that you only fail when you stop making an effort. That
is the only failure. Giving up,
throwing in the towel….ask yourself do you feel better when you stop reaching
for what you most desire. Learn from
your mistakes, apply them to your current situation......improve, grow,
stretch. You don’t get stronger by
sitting on the couch. Any of us who have
started a new workout or lifted weights knows all too well that you’ll be sore the next day or two after
a good workout.
Do the best you can, learn from your experiences and take joy in all you do.
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